why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
ancestor; forefather; foremother
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
great achievement; great feat; great work; great undertaking
descendant; posterity; offspring
merit system (as opposed to seniority); meritocracy; ability-ism
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
whole; all; general; gross; entire; overall
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
rich in ...; high in ...; full of ...; very ...; quite ...
essence; true nature; substance; reality
right in the center (centre)
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
comfortable to live in (of a neighborhood, etc.); convenient; congenial; agreeable
administration; governance; the authorities; authority
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
master; boss; stable master; craftsman; artisan; (arch.) foster parent
to talk; to chat; to chatter
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
whole year; all year round; always; all the time; during an era; middle class (of a nursery school, etc.)
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
to fly about; to skip about; to bustle about
do this, do that; dos and don'ts
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
way of solving (a problem); solution
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
well-informed person; walking dictionary; extensive knowledge
to knock (someone) to their feet; to knock down; to send flying; to strike; to drive away (one's sorrows, worries, etc.); to dispel
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
to beat to death; to kill
rambunctious kid; wild kid; hooligan; rowdy; roughneck
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
close associate; close aide; brains-truster
the Four Heavenly Kings (Dhrtarastra, Virudhaka, Virupaksa, and Vaisravana); the big four (i.e. four leaders in a given field)
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary