bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
domestic; domestically-produced; produced within a country
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
to be profitable (business); to pay; to be in the black
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
beginning; outset; first; onset
originator; pioneer; inventor; progenitor; primogenitor; founder of a family line
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
you guys; buddies; pals; you lot
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
had better ...; had better not ...
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
ratings (e.g. of a television program); audience rating; viewing rate
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
only; merely; just; at most; no more than