important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
rather; better; instead; if anything
indecisive; irresolute; shilly-shally; vacillating
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; paw!; shake!
to say; to tell; to state; to do
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
university of arts; arts college
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
home area; home town; local
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
by means of; due to; because of; according to
one-by-one; separately; in detail
to spend time (on doing something)
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
tender; warm; meticulous; detailed; deep (of a colour); thick (e.g. fog)
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated