easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
grandfather; male senior-citizen
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
older brother and younger sister
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
father; dad; husband; you; he
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor
considerably; greatly; a lot
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
depression; recession; slump
because of; owing to; due to
downhill; downward slope; descent; decline; waning; ebb
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to press forward; to forge ahead; to push on
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
of course; certainly; naturally
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through
ago; since; before; previous
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
the other day; a few days ago
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble