very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
difficult to hear; hard to hear; unpleasant to hear; painful to hear; difficult to ask
without hesitation; frankly (esp. speaking); bluntly; cutting (forcefully, directly); piercingly
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
senior high school; high school
disinheritance; disowning
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
since then; from that time; ever since
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
perfect; complete; flawless
man; male; masculine gender
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
infiltration (of a liquid); permeation; spread (of a political ideology, etc.)
to be ill; to suffer from
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
to give up (something as hopeless); to throw in the towel
readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
after that; afterwards; thereafter
news (from someone); letter; contact; (someone's) whereabouts; (someone's) movements
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
to see; to look; to watch; to try to ...
state (of affairs); situation; appearance; look(s); sign; indication
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
to become familiar with; to get used to; to become accustomed to; to come to fit; to go (well) with; to suit
only; just; (ever) since; after; continuously; remaining (in a particular state)
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to play a central role; to take a leading part
had better ...; had better not ...