follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
sincere; earnest; serious
triumphant; exultant; in high and proud spirits
knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
adult; grown-up; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
income; earnings; revenue; proceeds; takings; receipts
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
central pillar (of a building); mainstay (e.g. of an economy); backbone (e.g. of a family); provider
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
chief; main; principal; important
to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on
to miss (one's chance to ...)
case (container); case (instance, situation); case
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
genius; brilliance; unusual talent; gifted person; person of unusual talent
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind; mean; nasty
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
bachelorhood; spinsterhood; celibacy; living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone
occupation; profession; job; vocation; career; trade
choice; selection; option
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
again; once again; yet again
to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear
to have a family (e.g. wife or husband and children); to raise a family
one's post; place of work; workplace