black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
it's been a long time; long time no see
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
to change; to alter; to mistake; to make a mistake; to fail to keep (e.g. one's promise); to sprain (a muscle)
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
to grieve over; to mourn; to lament
boy; bellboy; porter; waiter
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
jumping straight to the business, ...; I know this is abrupt, but ...; let's skip the pleasantries; getting to the point
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
to do one's best; to put forth every effort
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
to look down on; to make light of
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
impossible; unlikely; improbable
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
lifetime supply; lifetime's worth (of something)
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
groan; moan; roar; growl; buzz; hum (e.g. motor)
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
the north; northward; northern direction; northern part (e.g. of a country); northern district
agglutination; adhesion; deadlock; stalemate; standstill
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
state-of-the-art; cutting-edge
recovery; rescue; recapture