in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
personal affair; one's own affair
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
the world in general; society; convention
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
other self; alter ego; part of oneself (in someone or something else); incarnations of Buddha
close; intimate; on good terms
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
primary school; elementary school; grade school
sympathy; empathy; response
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
it is not (like that) either
comparatively; relatively
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
ironist; sarcastic person; sharp tongue; satirist
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
two times; twice; two degrees
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
malicious; spiteful; vicious; shady and damp
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
speech and conduct; words and deeds
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
just a minute; small quantity