captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
in a great quantity; plentifully; greatly
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
study; diligence; discount; reduction
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
specialization; specialisation
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
the place one comes from; one's birthplace; one's hometown
family structure; family composition; family makeup
favorite; favourite; habitually used
cosmetics; toilet articles
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
aloof; proudly independent; standing apart; solitary
to be coming; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
hey there; I say; see here
visit for no reason; go on fool's errand
reproachful; resentful; spiteful
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
to finger; to tamper (with)
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
private; exclusive; secret