mum; mom; mummy; wifey; dear; missus
looking after a baby; taking care of a baby; babysitting; babysitter
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
summer vacation; summer holiday
homecoming; returning home
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
intimidating enough to quieten a crying child
technology; technique; technical
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
coming; going; being (somewhere); (please) come; go; stay
this world; this life; world of the living
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to approach; to draw near
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to like; to love; to be fond of
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
reality; actuality; hard fact
state; condition; circumstances; sight; spectacle
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station