so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
name; given name; first name
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
don't worry about it; forget about it
difficult to ...; hard to ...
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
to say; to be called; to do
treating (someone) like they are air; ignoring (someone)
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
with these words; while saying
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
family name; house name; family honour; family honor
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
being unable to read the situation; being unable to pick up on the mood of a conversation
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
calamity; misfortune; disaster
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
how long; how much; to what extent
final; eventual; ultimate
myself; yourself; I; me; you
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
people who share an interest; people of similar tastes; kindred minds
the same kind; accomplice; partner
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
line-up (baseball, product, etc.); lineup
considerably; fairly; quite
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...