in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to become better; to improve
to go out and away; to leave
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
thesis; essay; treatise; paper; article
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
hard fighting; hard struggle; fighting against heavy odds
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
such; like that; that sort of; very
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to be born again; to make a fresh start in life
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence