painstaking piece of work; work of great effort; tour de force; toil; labor; labour
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
suffix for familiar person
picturesque (scenery); unspoilt; beautiful
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
a long way off; matter for the future; not going to happen anytime soon
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
father; dad; husband; you; he
to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
anniversary of a person's death; monthly return of the date of someone's death
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
to go out for tea (or coffee, etc.)
squirrel's foot fern (Davallia mariesii); Lepisorus thunbergianus (species of fern); color of clothing layers under one's overcoat (light green on blue); ancient women's hairstyle; clothing patterned using squirrel's foot fern
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
hand-to-hand fighting; grappling; scuffling
town area; urban area; metropolitan area; built-up area
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way