father; dad; husband; you; he
seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting; sight-reading
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
school uniform for boys, often with stand-up collar, long jacket and loose trousers
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
ray (any fish of superorder Batoidea)
suffix for familiar person
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
crude; rough; plain; humble; shabby
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
coloring; colouring; color scheme; colour scheme; (touch of) colour; embellishment
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to be silent; to say nothing
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
I see; that's right; indeed
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing