naming; christening; fiance; fiancee
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
beginning; outset; first; onset
boy; son; baby boy; young man
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
celebration (of a joyous occasion); blessing; giving one's blessing; blessing (from God)
to be born; to come into the world
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
deterioration; getting worse; worsening; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
filial piety; being kind to one's parents; taking care of one's parents
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
at least; at most; (even) just
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after
to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
obedient; meek; honest; frank; straight (e.g. hair); without peculiarity
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
story; tale; talk; discussion
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
adds light emphasis or insistence to a statement; gives a statement a threatening or condescending tone
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
as (it is); remaining (in a state); with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
to subsist; to keep on living
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
don't you think?; indicates question
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)