look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to face; to go towards; to head towards
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
about this time; about now
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
(some) more; even more; longer; further
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
to be conspicuous; to stand out
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
suffix for familiar person
(personal) appearance; (personal) grooming; essential skill; required knowledge
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
had better ...; had better not ...
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
(way of) life; lifestyle; living; life circumstances; livelihood; day-to-day life
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then
to recall; to remember; to recollect
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice