to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
and then; and so; and; so then
father; dad; husband; you; he
man; male; masculine gender
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
beginning; outset; first; onset
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
look!; there!; here!; that is
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
sharing a room, flat, apartment, or house (with roommates, flatmates, etc.)
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
close; intimate; on good terms
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that