to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
free and uncontrolled; behaving with abandon; freewheeling
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
characteristic; like oneself; worthy of oneself
such; like that; that sort of; very
father; dad; husband; you; he
looking like (someone); taking after (either of one's parents)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
to grow up; to become an adult
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
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)
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
myself; yourself; I; me; you
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
to have a talk; to tell a story
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
he; she; that person; (arch.) you