to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
about; on; regarding; per; for every
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
other; another; over; more than; I; me
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
chance; opportunity; occasion
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
to take (a photograph); to record (audio or video); to film; to shoot
brothers and sisters; siblings; half-siblings; step-siblings; mate; friend
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
to have a talk; to tell a story
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
existence; being; presence
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
after a long time; for the first time in a while
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate