worldly-minded person; materialist; uncultured person; philistine; vulgar person; snob
for today; for the time being
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
(nature of a) crime; (criminal) charge
gray zone; grey zone; gray area
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
bursting with youth and energy (esp. young woman); vivaciously young; (fish) jumping around energetically (e.g. when caught in a net); bursting (e.g. seams); tight; splattering (e.g. cooking oil)
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to follow another's example
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
innocence; being not guilty
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
young (usu. of a woman); blooming; in the prime of youth; with a charm appropriate to one's age
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
after school (at the end of the day)
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
handling (e.g. knife, reins); control; use; dealing with (e.g. customers); management; disposal (esp. sale of goods)
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
to speak with an accent; to be corrupted (of word); to mispronounce
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
periodic; regular; routine
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
groan; moan; roar; howl; hum (e.g. motor); buzz (e.g. bee, wire in wind)