parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
to recall; to remember; to recollect
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
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)
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
a few years ago; some years back
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
older sister; lass; young lady
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted