parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
sanity; consciousness; soberness
to barricade oneself in; to hold (a fort, etc.); to shut oneself up; to be besieged; to dig in
thereupon; shortly thereafter
dropping out of school; withdrawing from school; expulsion from school; dismissal; leaving school (university, etc.) after completing a course
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to have a talk; to tell a story
may I ask (for); might I ask (that)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
to be found; to be discovered
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
by myself; in person; by oneself
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
knowing; (an) acquaintance
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot