to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
father; dad; husband; you; he
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
please; somehow or other; one way or another
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
blunder; bungle; clumsiness
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
all; entire; whole; altogether
to take all things together; to include everything; to take account of everything
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
just because; even if; even though
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
such; this sort of; like this
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that