thank you (for your hard work); I appreciate your efforts
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
what do you want?; can I help you?
to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
single-handedly (usu. of a male raising children); on one's own; as a single father
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
because of; owing to; due to
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
lack of filial piety; disobedience to one's parents; ungrateful child; unfilial child
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
background chatter on a film, TV show, etc.; walla; rhubard; extras; background actors
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
tenement house; row house
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
is that so?; I see; right; oh
cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
story; tale; talk; discussion
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency