to slip through (a crowd); to weave through (e.g. traffic); to pass through; to get around; to elude (e.g. the law); to evade
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
to (see and) choose; to select; to diagnose (as); to judge; to estimate; to liken (to)
sympathy; compassion; pity
reality; actuality; hard fact
to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
support; backing; patronage
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
ignorant of the ways of the world
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
official business; public business
sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; spectator; viewer
performance (as opposed to practice); going before an audience or on-air; game; match; high of the season; height (of summer, etc.)
really; truly; indeed; very; extremely; terribly
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
important; having a high status; having standing; exalted; of high station
strange; odd; peculiar; weird; bizarre; unusual
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
entertaining with food and drink; treating to dinner; wining and dining
announcement (esp. over public-address system); official announcement; formal information release
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
welcome; (warm) reception
chief seat; seat of honor; seat of honour; head of the table
guard; sentinel; garrison
to surround; to encircle; to enclose; to fawn over (someone); to play up to; to curry favor with
one's confidant; trusted friend; trusted retainer
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
clapping hands; applause; clapping one's hands in prayer (at a shrine)
placid; composed; serene; big-hearted; broad-minded; magnanimous
to take (preventive) measures; to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
party (social gathering); party (group of people participating in an activity, esp. mountain climbing); (political) party
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
sponsor; promoter; impresario; organizer; organiser