suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
family; members of a family
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
children's home; child care institution; orphanage
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
now; the present time; just now; another; more
address (e.g. of house); residence; domicile
opening a new shop; opening a shop (for the day)
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
considerably; fairly; quite
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
way; method; means; resource; course
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
severe criticism; damnation
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to sweep the slate clean; to start again from the beginning; to do it all over again
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily