parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
when it becomes; when it comes to
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
older person with more life experience
what's in one's heart; one's emotional state; what one feels
it is not (like that) either
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
waste of time; killing time
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
consequence; outcome; result; blame
preparation; arrangements
at once; immediately; right now
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
question; inquiry; enquiry
in comparison to; rather than
how many years; how long; what year
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
memories; recollections; reminiscence
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
what the?; what's that?; what are you doing?; what's going on?
until now; so far; up to the present
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
have a good day; take care; see you
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state