parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations; conveniences; arrangements
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
scale; scope; plan; structure
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
pathological; morbid; unhealthy; diseased; unwholesome; abnormal
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
to attract attention; to come into the limelight
story; tale; talk; discussion
indiscrete; imprudent; unscrupulous
use of seductive techniques to attain one's ends (usu. of women)
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
etc.; et cetera; and so on
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way