strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
babysitting; babysitter; nanny; taking care of; looking after; accompanying
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to know a little bit about; to learn a little of
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to run around; to bustle about
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
frightening; scary; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) exaggerated; (arch.) huge
is that so?; I see; right; oh
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
our country; our land; one's own country
very great; enormous; serious
to be damaged; to receive damage
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
command; direction; supervision; conducting (an orchestra, choir, etc.)
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
how; in what way; how about; questionable
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
face; mug; surface; cheek meat; (arch.) cheek; (arch.) cheeks
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
thinning hair; sparse hair (as in balding)