truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
older brother; elder brother
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
one's habitual behaviour (behavior)
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
lending (money); finance; loan; adaptability; versatility; flexibility
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
overly serious; serious to a fault; humorless
straight-laced person; stubborn person
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
(some) more; even more; longer; further
obstinate person; stubbornness; pigheadedness; hard head (like a rock)
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
two persons; two people; pair; couple
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
such ... as; or some such
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
in that way; thus; so; so?