in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
really; truly; indeed; good grief
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
to expose (a secret); to disclose; to take apart; to take to pieces; to kill; to do away with
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
opening (a new store, golf course, runway, etc.); open; frank; open (car, collar, tournament, etc.)
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
single-handedly (usu. of a female raising children); on one's own; as a single mother
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
baggage; luggage; burden; albatross around one's neck; excess baggage
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
debt; loan; liabilities; number of games under the .500 mark
evaporation; disappearance (of a person); vanishing without a trace
vigorously (ripping, tearing, scratching, etc.); roughly; (eating) with a crunch; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
to manage something successfully; to be successful