point in common; common feature
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
hit it off with (a person); find a kindred spirit in (a person); sympathy; mutual understanding
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
nothing but; except; no more than
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
rumbling (of thunder, one's stomach, etc.); grumbling; rolling (of something large and heavy); tumbling; all over the place; everywhere; idly
program (e.g. TV); programme
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
the same generation; coeval
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to be astonished; to be flabbergasted; to be startled; to be amazed
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...
number one; first; best; most; game; round
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase