face-to-face talk; direct communication; direct dialogue; direct talk
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
convenient; handy; useful
promotion; acceleration; encouragement; facilitation; spurring on
aim (of a gun, bow, etc.); aim; object; objective
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
in the same way; like; likewise; similarly
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
to give (an example); to list; to summon up (e.g. all of one's energy); to gather; to arrest (a criminal); to capture; to nominate (e.g. for a position)
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
man; male; masculine gender
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
hurriedly; in a hurry; hastily; sudden; abrupt
talks (i.e. formal discussions); conference; meeting
negotiations; bargaining; discussions; connection; relationship; relations
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
good humour (humor); good mood
literally; to the letter; literal
meaning; significance; sense
conference room; council room
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter