today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
until now; so far; up to the present
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
speech; expression; wording; language
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
had better ...; had better not ...
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
manners; behavior; behaviour
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
period (of life) when one is enjoying more romantic attention than usual
to be coming; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
family; members of a family