favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
AD; Anno Domini; assistant director (movie, etc.)
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
although I say; although one might say; although called
change of occupation; career change
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
ago; since; before; previous
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
to be worried; to be troubled
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
bento; Japanese box lunch
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to have a talk; to tell a story
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
failure; mistake; blunder
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it