purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
such; like that; that sort of; very
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
father; dad; husband; you; he
such; like that; that sort of; very
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to ask; to enquire; to query
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
two persons; two people; pair; couple
in that way; thus; so; so?
naughty; mischievous; unruly
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
considerably; fairly; quite
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer