one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
war; fighting; fierce competition
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
scale; scope; plan; structure
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
to trace back to (the origins of something)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
looking like a ...; acting as if a ...
to be disgusted; to be repulsed; to get the creeps
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason