route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
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
studying for a test (esp. school or university entrance examinations)
genuine; real; authentic; full-scale; full-blown; all-out
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
time; season; period; phase; stage
comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly
myself; yourself; I; me; you
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
supper; night meal; late-night snack; "fourth meal"; midnight snack
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
stock (of goods); reserve; supply
cookie; biscuit; cookie; browser cookie
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
high praise; great admiration; with critical acclaim; to rave reviews; currently; presently
hating; strongly disliking
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
a little late; somewhat late; latish; a little slow; somewhat slow
as (for); for; in the capacity of
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; age (when ...); for years (past)
emergency; extreme; great; extraordinary
to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of
fat; chubby; fatso; fatty; fat person
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
parental love; parental affection