to re-examine; to review; to recheck
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
blood relationship; blood relations; being genetically related
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
blood relationship; consanguinity; blood relative
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
family; members of a family
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
until now; so far; up to the present
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
hitting ratio; hit rate; success rate; accuracy rate
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
connection (to a person, place, etc.); relation; affinity
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
male-dominated society; patriarchal society
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
than; from; out of; except; but; more
to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
way (of doing); manner; method; means
to be grounded on; to be based on; to be due to; to originate from
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned