gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
of course; certainly; naturally
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
condition; state (of health); appearance
sweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic; good (reputation, condition, results, etc.); favorable
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
story; tale; talk; discussion
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
distinguished service; meritorious service
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
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...
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
movie theatre; movie theater; cinema
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
time; hour; period; class
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness