guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
incident; affair; happening; event
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
by means of; due to; because of; according to
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
to act tough; to act bad; to act worse than one really is
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
long ago; a long time ago; already
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
year in, year out; always; 24-7
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
to set (sun); to become dark
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
so; like this; in this way
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
please; somehow or other; one way or another