something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
primary school; elementary school; grade school
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
beginning; outset; first; onset
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
staff; stuff; stuffing; filling
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
to say; to be called; to do
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to think of (a far-off person, place, etc.); to cast one's mind to; to worry about; to feel anxious about
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
dropping; losing; missing item; something one forgot to write down; trap; wooden protrusion from a Japanese door frame that fits a hole in the threshold, acting as a lock when closed; conclusion (of a speech, etc.)
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
don't you think?; indicates question
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
trial; judgement; judgment