simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to lose (through death; e.g. a wife, child)
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
generous; soft-hearted; having a good personality
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
loan; lending; favor; favour; creditor; method of lending
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
professor; teaching; instruction
child rearing; child raising; raising children; parenting
to be dispelled (of doubts, ill feeling, etc.); to disappear; to be put behind one; to burst (of a boil, abscess, etc.)
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
being independent; becoming independent; standing on one's own feet (without the use of crutches, etc.)
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
to imitate; to follow; to copy; to emulate
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
number one; first; best; most; game; round
harvest; crop; fruits (of one's labors); gain; catch (fishing); bag (hunting)
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day