necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
this is my chance; this is the (opportune) moment; here's an opportunity (that can't be passed up)
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
such; like that; that sort of
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law
hating; strongly disliking
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
infatuation; adoration; blind love; doting (on a child)
while (one is at it); when; on the occasion of; at the same time (as); on one's way (to); by the way
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
right; right-hand side; right hand; the above (in a piece of vertical writing); above-mentioned; the right (wing)
to imitate; to follow; to copy; to emulate
legitimate son (esp. eldest son); heir
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
two persons; two people; pair; couple
nobility; aristocracy; peerage
son-in-law taken (adopted) into family
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)