to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
home area; home town; local
to engage in lively conversation
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
together; at the same time; same; identical
alone; by oneself; on one's own
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
incoherent; wandering; vague; rambling; whimsical
to have a talk; to tell a story
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
life story; personal narrative; story of one's life
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
dead person; deceased person
memento (from a dead person); souvenir; keepsake; orphan; posthumous child
a few years ago; some years back
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
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
medical expenses; doctor's bill
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
disinheritance; disowning
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite