law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
head (of an office, laboratory, etc.); chief
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
nurturing; rearing; childcare; day care
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
development; cultivation; application; exploitation (of resources)
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to smile sweetly (at); to look fondly (at)
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see
dad; daddy; papa; sugar daddy
as a child; when one was a child
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
to forget to say; to forget to mention
to serve as; to act as; to fill (the position of); to play the role of; to be in charge of; to hold (a position)
to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential
stairs; stairway; staircase
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
job; work; duties; trade; skill
influence; effect; impact
by nature; from the very beginning; through and through; absolutely (not); (not) at all
being fond of children; person who likes children; being liked by children
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew