receptionist; reception woman
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
to make (someone) drink; to force to drink; to serve (alcohol); to treat someone (to drinks); to be drinkable (esp. of alcohol); to be palatable
judging from appearances; to all appearances; from the looks of it; on the face of it; apparently; seemingly
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
total destruction; complete destruction; annihilation; total defeat; complete failure
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband); older stepbrother
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); (electric) fan
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
sudden emergence; sudden formation; coming out of nowhere; bursting onto the scene
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
to frame; to falsely accuse of a crime
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
overlooking; turning a blind eye
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
they; those guys; those fellows
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
as expected; as predicted
at the very beginning of one's speech; immediately upon opening one's mouth (to speak); before anything else; first of all
the north; northward; northern direction; northern part (e.g. of a country); northern district
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
Franz; Franc; Francis; Frantz
thereupon; shortly thereafter
greeting; a fine thing to say
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
how; in what way; how about; questionable
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
to mix (with); to be mixed (together); to be mingled
class society; class-based society; hierarchical society
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
right beside; close to; nearby
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle