dinner party; ceremonial dinner; dinner meeting (or lunch, breakfast)
mention (in a document); record; entry; statement; listing
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
(slowly and) carefully; without haste; thoroughly; deliberately; closely; meticulously
chair; seat; stool; post; position; seat
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
a glance; a look; a glimpse
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
to face; to go towards; to head towards
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
posture; position; stance
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal (e.g. to the public); to urge; to exhort
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
(not) a single person; (no) one
wherein; therein; thereinto
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
edge (of a knife or sword); blade; prong (of an electrical plug)
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (e.g. endure); stoically
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing; one's work
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
while; during; while; although; all; both
to pull the trigger; to squeeze the trigger
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
since when; from when; how long
taking no notice (of); showing no interest (in); paying no attention (to); ignoring completely
to open up to someone else; to divulge one's true feelings; to be openhearted
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
to lay (something) face down; to place upside down; to point downwards (one's eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (one's eyes); to lay (oneself) face down; to lie face down; to conceal
no matter (what, who, etc.); whether ... or ...; be