comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
life story; personal narrative; story of one's life
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
to badger; to pester; to beg
way out; means to escape; escape route
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
to give one's first cry (of a newborn baby); to be born; to come into being; to be formed
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
three generations; three periods; third generation
pharmaceutical (drug) company
noted family; noble family; prestigious school, organization, business, etc.
medicine manufacture; drug manufacture
to be born; to come into this world
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
son-in-law taken (adopted) into family
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
short temper; quick temper; hot temper; impatience; irritability
active; dynamic; energetic
hard worker; hardworking person
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
wind direction; situation; way things are going; mood; temper
primary school; elementary school; grade school
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
one day; (on) a certain day