father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
(young) person subsisting on part-time work; person whose livelihood is provided by part-time work
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
beautiful woman; (a) beauty; belle; good-looker
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
to blow in (of wind, rain, etc.); to blow (air) into (e.g. a balloon); to breathe (new life) into; to inspire (someone) with; to put into someone's head; to record (audio; on tape, vinyl, etc.)
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
to grumble; to gripe; to complain
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (someone) for advice
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
bloodsucking; sucking blood
about; concerning; related to; -ish
to try to do; to attempt to do
to sense; to infer; to gather; to pick up on; to get wind of; to perceive
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
mode (e.g. of a machine); setting; state (of mind); mode (e.g. work mode, study mode); mode; mode
transition; changeover; switchover; transfer (of powers, weight, etc.); shift (e.g. of centre of gravity)
change of attitude (stance, position); lightness of foot; ability to dodge out of the way of an attack
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
to have a talk; to tell a story
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
haste; hurry; urgency; in a hurry; quickly; with haste
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor
decision; settlement; confirmation; establishment
uncertain; indefinite; vague; ambiguous; equivocal; dubious
2nd day of the month; two days