pleased to meet you; how do you do; my regards (to someone); my greetings; best wishes
conference room; council room
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
ornamental (foliage) plant; houseplant
poor excuse (of a); nearly non-existent; barely sufficient; token (effort, etc.); symbolic
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
drawing room; parlour; parlor; reception office
karaoke box; club with individual rooms that can be rented with karaoke machines
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
to wait for a favorable chance; to wait for a favourable chance
being painfully-true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark); having an earache; feeling pain in one's ear
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
in that manner; like that
having gone too far to turn back
the last moment; the very end
to exclude (someone); to shun; to ignore; to leave out; to ostracize
hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable
to perform the last rites over the deceased; to give someone their final notice (e.g. when firing them); to give someone the final word
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
song with lyrics about resentment and a sorrowful tune; resentful complaint
continuously; throughout; in succession
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
police officer; policeman; policewoman
to spew venom; to speak ill (of people)
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
bringing; taking; carrying
external; foreign (e.g. relations); public (e.g. image)
consideration; taking into account
staff; stuff; stuffing; filling
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
quotation; citation; reference
pretext for not revealing something (e.g. actual reason for one's failure, vested interest, etc.)
in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se