polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
both (people); the two of them
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
all; altogether; entirely; exactly alike (e.g. in appearance); spitting image of; identical
palm tree (any tree of family Arecaceae)
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
surprisingly; stunningly; astonishingly; wonderfully
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
reconciliation (with one's spouse, adopted child, etc.)
half-sibling (with a different mother)
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
moving to a different location to start a new job; (proceeding to) new appointment
to finish; to get through with; to graduate; to come to an end; to end; to finish doing ...
to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)
one's real mother; natural mother; birth mother; biological mother
overseas assignment; overseas posting
and then; and so; and; so then
bereavement; separation by death; loss
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
return to one's country; return to one's hometown
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman
level; standard; level (amount or quantity); level (plane); level (instrument); spirit level
at least; at most; (even) just
foreign; abroad; overseas
business; enterprise; venture; (social) project; undertaking; enterprise
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way