happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
down to earth; reasonable; able to deal with
Europe and America; the West
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
to open one's heart; to throw off reserve; to be frank
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
under 1 year old (of a baby); (lit.) 0 years old
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
filth (esp. excrement, feces, urine); muck; waste; garbage; dirt; dust
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to turn towards; to point
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
father; dad; husband; you; he
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
not knowing at all (that); without the slightest idea (that); completely unaware (that)
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to recall; to remember; to recollect
mum; mom; mummy; the missus
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
two persons; two people; pair; couple
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
masterpiece; best work; amusing blunder; funny mistake; boner
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
customer; client; client company; business connection; trade partner
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out