party; banquet; reception; feast; dinner
bell (used for summoning or signalling); buzzer
cake served with tea; teacake
guest; visitor; visitor's arrival
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
armed might; military power; the sword; force
in swarms; in throngs; in droves; in hordes
muddy water; red-light district
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
neighboring countries; neighbouring countries; surrounding countries
security; stability; safety; peace
seeing off and meeting on return
all sorts of; all kinds of
to look up (at); to look upwards; to respect; to look up to
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
coming home in the morning (after staying out all night)
cheater; unfaithful person; adulterer
perplexity; difficult question; difficult problem
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
unjustified; unwarranted; unfounded; baseless; groundless
to share (life's) joys and sorrows (with); to share the good and the bad (with); to stick together through thick and thin
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
extinction (e.g. of a family); dying out; discontinuation; severance (e.g. of relations); rupture; breaking off
succession to another's professional name
means of transportation; means of transport
counter for ships; counter for half of a pair (e.g. half of a folding screen); (arch.) counter for items carried in a bundle (e.g. fish, birds, arrows)
locational advantage; advantageous position
fresh in one's mind; fresh in one's memory
writing on someone's behalf
to finish writing; to complete; to write down (e.g. a list); to write out
contents of a document (esp. of a letter)
to find out; to dig up; to sniff out; to worm out; to pry out; to spy out
drawing; diagram; plans; blueprint