uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to gather; to collect; to assemble
sympathy; compassion; pity
within expectations; as expected; within the scope of hypothesis or assumption
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
adds force or indicates command
petty; small-minded; stingy; poor (performance, etc.); bad; unskilled
such; this sort of; like this
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
should; must; -able; probably; likely
rather; better; instead; if anything
to telephone; to make a phone call
to be twisted; to be wrapped; to be distorted
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement