to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to serve; to work for; to attend
country with a constitutional government; constitutional state; country where the rule of law prevails; system based on the rule of law
to recall; to remember; to recollect
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan
left-handedness; left-handed person; left-hander; fondness for alcohol; person who is fond of alcohol; drinker
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
smoky; awkward; ill at ease
just you wait and see (as a threat)
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
all; entire; whole; altogether
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
looking like (someone); taking after (either of one's parents)
(brother and sister) born of a different mother
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
supply; provision; raising; procurement
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
consequence; outcome; result; blame
hey there; I say; see here
unexpected; unscheduled; unforeseen; unplanned
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
to be silent; to say nothing
after all; because; but; even; too; as well