older sister; elder sister
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
mother-in-law; foster mother; step mother
family structure; family composition; family makeup
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
family; members of a family
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
reputation; respectability; honour; honor
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
(period of) a year; during an era
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
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)
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
outer surface; outward appearance; outside; outside; outer; outward
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
of course; certainly; naturally
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
breaking off an engagement
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to care for someone; to look after someone
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
don't you think?; indicates question
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
memory; sense; experience
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking