to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
don't you think?; indicates question
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
after that; afterwards; thereafter
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
washing one's hands; water (or basin, etc.) for washing one's hands; restroom; lavatory; hand-washing (laundry, etc.)
gargling; rinsing one's mouth
entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
drinking party; get-together
dinner party; ceremonial dinner; dinner meeting (or lunch, breakfast)
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
participation; joining; entry; adherence
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
social gathering; get-together; (friendly) meeting
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
nice; likeable; desirable
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
the other day; a few days ago
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
new employee; freshman employee; new hire