meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
strategy meeting; council of war
hey there; I say; see here
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
extremely rich person; multimillionaire; billionaire; daifugō; daihinmin; Japanese card game similar to President
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
celebrating recovery from illness
to move forward; to move on
although I say; although one might say; although called
having many difficulties in store; grim prospects
expenses; expenditure; outgoings; outlays; costs
freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; price reduction; discount; exaggeration
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
tie-up; collaboration; partnership; cooperation
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
short-tempered; quick-tempered; hasty
hasty; impatient; restless; rash
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
irregularity; unsteadiness; disorderly
a long way off; matter for the future; not going to happen anytime soon
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
to pass (of time); to elapse
object of romantic interest
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now