now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
salaried; paid; with pay; paid vacation; paid holiday; paid leave
to board (a train, plane, etc.); to get into (a car); to get on (a bus); to march into; to enter; to arrive (at, in)
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
lesson; class; teaching; instruction; classwork; schoolwork
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
festival merrymaking; revelry
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
a little; a bit; a small amount; a little while; a short time; a moment
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
to entrust (to someone); to leave (in someone's hands)
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
of course; certainly; naturally
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
job; work; duties; trade; skill
exhausting work; hard work; severe duty
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
holiday; vacation; day off; time off; leave; furlough
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
peace of mind; relief; (sense of) security; safety; assurance; confidence
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
party (social gathering); party (group of people participating in an activity, esp. mountain climbing); (political) party
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to throw out; to fire; to expel; to give up; to abandon; to neglect
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
to take a view or perspective; to regard as; to consider to be
I see; that's right; indeed
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how