endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to care for someone; to look after someone
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
adds force or indicates command
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
suffix for familiar person
undertaking; underwriting; acceptance
it's no joke; gimme a break!
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
by myself; in person; by oneself
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
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
web site; website; web page; webpage; home page; homepage
inspection; reading; perusal; browsing (the web)
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
grasp; catch; understanding
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
with the exception of; excepting; excluding