originally; by nature; from the start
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
development; exploitation
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
father; dad; husband; you; he
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
(hospital) nurse; registered nurse; RN
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
such; like that; that sort of; very
meaning; significance; sense
joint party (e.g. by students from several colleges); combined party; mixer; two or more groups, esp. female and male students, combining for a party
invitation; introduction; temptation
incessant; uninterrupted; continuous
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
amorous feelings; feeling of being in love
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
hospitalization; hospitalisation
wheedling child; spoiled child (spoilt); pampered child; child who always demands attention
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone