interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
in the meanwhile; during the time
to be kind to; to treat kindly
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
chance; stroke of luck; (curious) turn of events
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
hot spring; mineral spring; salon offering beauty treatments, weight reduction, relaxation, etc.; spaghetti
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
uneasily; restlessly; erratically
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
understood; I see; OK; present; here
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
to boil; to heat; to excite; (arch.) to melt (metal)
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
father; dad; husband; you; he
suit (clothing); suit (playing cards)
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which