eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
to say; to be called; to do
mwahahaha (evil laughter)
before; previously; ahead; Pardon me for leaving (before you)
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
to tease; to irritate; to tantalize; to keep (someone) in suspense
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
feeling ashamed; feeling of one's inferiority
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
nagging; faultfinding; carping; captious
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
manner of using one's hands
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
firmly; absolutely; flatly; by far; far and away; by a long shot
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
order; sequence; procedure
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
nodding off (while sitting); dozing
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
division of labour; division of labor; splitting into groups (e.g. to search)
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
one turn; one round; (a) size; to go around; to make a circuit; twelve years