it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
so; to such an extent; such
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
knowing how to swim with the tide; being good at dealing with things
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
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
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
father; dad; husband; you; he
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
discriminatory; discriminative
sense of values; values; value system
making oneself conspicuous; pressing one's own cause
scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
flavour; flavor; taste; charm; appeal; interest
very; much; greatly; a lot of
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
irritating; aggravating; upsetting
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
disappointment; despair; despondency; broken heart; adversity
older brother; elder brother
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)