because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
the other day; lately; recently
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
son and heir; son who will succeed one
as a child; when one was a child
plentiful; abundant; definitely extant
no use; useless; not fit for its purpose
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
really; truly; indeed; good grief
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
almost (did); nearly (did)
jealousy; roasted rice cake
such; this sort of; like this
best friend; very close friend
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
now that; since; so long as; because
once in a lifetime; once in one's life
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
complete change; about-face
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
interrupting a game; time out
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
pinky swear; pinky promise; hooking each other's little fingers to confirm a promise
tiny amount (degree, extent); paltry amount; slightest bit
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
president (of a society); chairman
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up