affectation; pretension; thin veneer; blunt sword with a tempered steel edge
for today; for the time being
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
to be helpful; to be useful
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
a day after the fair; (at a) stage when it's too late
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
second (unit of time); arc second
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
splendor; splendour; gorgeousness; showiness; gaudiness; extravagance
complete devotion (to); total commitment (to); unvarying support (for); unwavering fixation (on); rigid preoccupation (with)
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
to mistake (A for B); to misread
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
to divide; to separate; to share; to distribute; to distinguish
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
to state; to express; to say; to tell; to mention
important matter; requirement; requisite; necessary condition
correction; revision; amendment
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
quick-witted; bright; rapid thinking
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
call; summons; call; invocation; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse)
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
to indicate; to show; to point to
from the beginning; from scratch
rear right (corner, etc.); on the right and at the end; right-hand side and at the back
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
to be unreasonable; to whine; to throw a tantrum
hostile; adversarial; antagonistic
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)