right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
friend of a father who is also a father; dads who are friends; dad friend
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
childcare; child-rearing; nursing; upbringing
subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to have as a side order (with drinks); to make fun of someone; to laugh at someone's expense
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
domestically produced; domestic; Japanese-made
stone; rock; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); (round) game piece
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
native rock; natural rock
foreign (product, esp. agricultural); of foreign manufacture
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
such; this sort of; like this
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
babies and preschool children
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC