the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
older brother; elder brother
U-turn; returning home (after a vacation); returning to one's (rural) hometown (after having lived in a big city)
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording
elder sister; effeminate man
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
don't worry about it; never mind; that's OK
episode; anecdote; vignette
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
so; like this; in this way
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to comfort; to console; to amuse
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
to be complicated; to be elaborate; (arch.) to push in; (arch.) to be crowded
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
at that time; in those days
I; me; self-centered man; egotistical man; pompous man
extreme sadist; very sadistic
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
youthful indiscretion; youthful enthusiasm; youthful excess
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
to be kind to; to treat kindly
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again