perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
sea monster; green turtle
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
family; members of a family
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
of course; certainly; naturally
father; dad; husband; you; he
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
twenty-fifth day of the month; twenty-five days
ceremony held at the end of a school term; end-of-term ceremony
after that; afterwards; thereafter
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
participation; joining; entry; adherence
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
eve (esp. Christmas Eve); the night before
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.)
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
myself; yourself; I; me; you