thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
beauty of style; beauty of form
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
older sister; elder sister
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
brother complex; excessive attachment to one's brother; black contemporary (music)
type; pattern; model; epitome; exemplar; archetype
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
helpful person; person who likes looking after others; overly helpful person; annoyingly helpful person; manager; go-between
to need; to call for; to require
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
in the same way as; just like
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
with these words; while saying