imagination; supposition; guess
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
genuine article; real thing; real deal
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
second (unit of time); arc second
time; hour; period; class
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
tiny amount (degree, extent); paltry amount; slightest bit
paltry sum of money; small change; odd money; pittance; chicken feed
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
father; dad; husband; you; he
company president; manager; director
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
name; given name; first name
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
poor person; pauper; the poor; the indigent
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
but; however; provided that
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
large amount of money; great cost
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...