to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
noted family; noble family; prestigious school, organization, business, etc.
right beside; close to; nearby
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
pupil; student; schoolchild
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
opening a new shop; opening a shop (for the day)
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
to set up shop; to open a store
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to surround; to encircle; to enclose
bat (Chiroptera spp.); umbrella; opportunist; turncoat
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
commonplace; ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; mundane
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to put into effect; to put into practice