degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
supply; supplying; replenishment
replenishment; supplementation; supplement; replacement; refilling
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
ingredient; component; composition
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
moving to a different location to start a new job; (proceeding to) new appointment
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
self-awareness; awareness (of one's position, abilities, duty, etc.); perceiving (something); taking in (a sensation); self-consciousness
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
appearance (in the eyes of society); decency
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
brake; drag; skid; brake (on inflation, spending, etc.); check; restraint
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing (on a typewriter)
love; love (in tennis, badminton, etc.)
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
with a scraping sound; with a grating sound; with force; hard; forcibly (carry out); forcefully; hard (e.g. food)
destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force
dizzyingly; with one's head swimming
the bounds of reason; the limits of (common) sense
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to make come true (e.g. a dream); to realize; to fulfill
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application