popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
pack of lies; complete fabrication
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
in that way; thus; so; so?
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
that's true; of course; obviously
part; part-timer; part-time (work)
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
older brother; elder brother
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
getting an advance (on one's salary)
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
family; members of a family
to live; to make a living; to get on with
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine