Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
consequence; outcome; result; blame
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to rub in; to smear on; to spread on; to lay the blame on
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.)
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
sympathy; compassion; pity
to cramp up; to tighten; to be insistent; to persist (in one's opinion); to act tough; to bluff; to prop up (e.g. with a post)
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
besides; in addition; also; moreover
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
matter causing distress; something causing worry
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
is that so? (generally rhetorical)