guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
time; season; period; phase; stage
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
acquisition; obtaining; gaining possession; purchase
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
system; institution; organization; organisation
military personnel; soldier
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
quotient; dealing; dealer; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (China, approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
military affairs; military service
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
child-rearing expenses; child-support payments (following divorce)
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
underestimation; undervaluation
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
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
go that far; to that extent
trouble; bother; annoyance
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
and yet; though; when; in spite of
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
such; this sort of; like this
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)