request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
senior high school student
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
structural alteration (of a building); reconstruction; rebuilding; remodelling; remodeling
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
assistant professor; associate professor
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
carrot (Daucus carota); Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
study; diligence; discount; reduction
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
father; dad; husband; you; he
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
private clinician; physician in private practice