(police) detective; criminal matter
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
station (esp. a police station); office (e.g. tax office)
material; materials; data; information; documents
lesson; section (in an organization); division; counter for lessons and chapters (of a book)
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
system where all students live in dormitories; residential system; boarding system (e.g. boarding school)
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
while; during; while; although; all; both
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death