tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling
misty, moonlit night; (spring) night with a hazy moon
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
number one; first; best; most; game; round
chief; main; principal; important
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
cushion; pillow; mattress
to (physically) force someone to sit down
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
amount of drink; one's drinking capacity
feeling heavy in the head; heavy-headed; sick with worry
the whole company; the party; attendance (at a gathering); presence; banquet; dinner; troupe
having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored
height (e.g. of summer); peak (e.g. of cherry blossom season); prime (of one's life); (one's) best days; (being in) heat; rut
edge; brink; verge; time; moment of
good old wife; one's wife of many years
sweet-scented; lustrous, shiny and beautiful
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
absence; nonattendance; nonappearance
charming; captivating; bewitching; seductive; coquettish
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
evening; sunset; nightfall
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to sweep together; to rake up; to gather up; to drag towards oneself; to pull nearer
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
opportunity; chance; time; occasion
laying one's head in someone's lap; using someone's lap for a pillow
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
to weigh on one's mind; to be worried about (something)