check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
because of; owing to; due to
how long; how much; to what extent
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
thought; consideration; thinking
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to have a talk; to tell a story
study; diligence; discount; reduction
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
until now; so far; up to the present
counter for books; volume
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
go that far; to that extent
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
unauthorized; without permission; unapproved; lack of permission; absence of authorization
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)