to have a drink; to have a few drinks
to be treated to a meal; to be given a meal
bell (used for summoning or signalling); buzzer
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
plunking (down something heavy); flumping (into a chair)
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
father; dad; husband; you; he
please; somehow or other; one way or another
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
to be helpful; to be useful
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
trouble; bother; annoyance
by myself; in person; by oneself
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to say no more; to sink into silence
alone; by oneself; on one's own
had better ...; had better not ...
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
in an instant; in a flash; right away; immediately
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; strolling; rambling; idly; lazily