satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
equal; equivalent; equals sign; equality sign; equals (as in "A equals B")
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
to be prolonged; to drag on; to take a long time; to persist; to linger
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
if you do this; if this is the case
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
smoothly; easily; readily
pride (in one's achievements, possessions, etc.); self-praise; boast
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
results; record; grades; marks
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
unwillingly; reluctantly; grudgingly; shaking one's head in refusal (like a child)
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
tiger mom; tiger mum; mother who is overly obsessed with her children's academic performance
primary school; elementary school; grade school
competitive entrance examinations for prestigious kindergartens and elementary schools
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman