is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
grandfather; male senior-citizen
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
temporary absence from school
of course; certainly; naturally
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
study; diligence; discount; reduction
in comparison to; rather than
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
time; hour; period; class
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
such; like that; that sort of; very
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
until now; so far; up to the present
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
regret; repentance; remorse
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing