one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
voluntary training; voluntary practice; free practice
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
giving something a try because it will not do any harm
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
of course; certainly; naturally
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
two persons; two people; pair; couple
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good