poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
reconciliation; make peace with
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
to follow another's example
genuine article; real thing; real deal
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
legal guardians' association; parents' association (at a school); parent-teacher's meeting
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
man; male; masculine gender