uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
absentmindedly; vacantly; carelessly
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
beautiful woman; pretty girl
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to sit for an examination
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
in this way; along these lines; similarly
the lower classes; the common people
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
turning another away at the gate or front door; refusing to receive a caller
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
wild; in disarray; harum-scarum; hysteric
to speak; to say; to vocalize
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
to have a talk; to tell a story
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
to dry up completely; to become stale
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
in front of one's eyes; just nearby; within a stone's throw