in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
infancy; childhood; tender age
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
weak (constitution); sickly; feeble; in poor health
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
at that time; in those days
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
secret language; code word; argot
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
boy; son; baby boy; young man
(medical) doctor; physician
dad; daddy; papa; pa; pop
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
scholarship; stipend; bursary; student loan
study; diligence; discount; reduction
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
serious; not joking; straight
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings