cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
had better ...; had better not ...
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
nursery school; day nursery; preschool
receiving; acceptance; reception
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
primary school; elementary school; grade school
some people; a few people; several people
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
quickening; foetal (fetal) movement; fomenting (trouble)
to feel; to sense; to experience
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
father; dad; husband; you; he
myself; yourself; I; me; you
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
really; truly; indeed; good grief
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
beyond that point; after that
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
ago; since; before; previous
story; tale; talk; discussion
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
family; members of a family
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
if you don't mind; if you like; if you feel up for it; if you're interested