almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
sunlight; rays of the Sun
carrying in one's arms (a baby, pet, doll, etc.); holding; up!; carry me
basking in the sun; sunbathing
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
star (usu. excluding the Sun); planet (usu. excluding Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); asterisk; star (actor, player, etc.); dot; spot
to recall; to remember; to recollect
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
to be born; to come into the world
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
consideration; thoughtfulness; sympathy; compassion; feeling; kindness
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
now; the present time; just now; another; more
adds light emphasis or insistence to a statement; gives a statement a threatening or condescending tone
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
long ago; a long time ago; already
helper; assistant; help; assistance
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
something; some kind of; for some reason
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so