dinner party; ceremonial dinner; dinner meeting (or lunch, breakfast)
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
to trail (of smoke, clouds, etc.); to hang (of mist, haze, etc.); to lie (over); to linger; to flow (e.g. of hair in the wind)
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
off the coast; offshore; out at sea
to gulp down (a drink); to slurp
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
emission; emanation; letting out (feelings); venting; divergence (of light); divergence
with curious eyes; curiously
counter for ships (large boats); counter for half of a pair (e.g. half of a folding screen); counter for fish, birds, arrows, etc.
paper lantern; Chinese lantern; Japanese lantern
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
care; precaution; guarding; caution
to hint at; to intimate; to suggest; to allude to; to imply
middle of the night; dead of night
right in the midst of; right at the height of
whichever one chooses; either way
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
raincoat; mackintosh; macintosh; trench coat
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
transient (symptom, phenomenon); temporary; passing; fleeting
death penalty; capital punishment
jail sentence; imprisonment
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter; nothing to worry about
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
information; making a report (to a superior)
to manage something successfully; to be successful
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
embarking (a ship); embarkation; boarding; ship (carrying someone)
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
submersion; inundation; being flooded
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
to scrape out; to rake out (e.g. ashes); to bail out (e.g. water)