(present) head of a family
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
occupation; calling; livelihood
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
aptitude; aptness; suitability
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to not give in; to be obstinate; to be stubborn; to be perverse
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
button (clothing); push-button; button
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to mesh (of gears, cogs, etc.); to engage with each other; to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength; to mesh
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
practical question; practical problem; practical matter
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
return; giving back; giving up; relinquishing; surrendering
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
choices; alternatives; options
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)