as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; neglecting (e.g. one's studies); leaving unattended
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
plan; scheme; (payment) plan; package; deal
changing again and again; seesawing back and forth; being in a state of flux
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
being dotted about; being scattered; being interspersed
systematisation; systematization
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
urban areas; the streets; town; city
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
higher education; tertiary education
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to some extent; to a certain extent
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
(home) tutor; private tutor; private teacher
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
environment; surroundings; circumstances
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on