first meeting; first interview with
to relax one's efforts; to let up; to let one's guard down
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
state (of affairs); condition; developments; movements
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
to pay attention; to be watchful
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
to continue to increase; to continue to mount
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
hole; hole (in golf); (golf) cup; (electron) hole
little-known good place; good out-of-the-way place; well-kept secret place; hole-in-the-wall
triumphant return; returning in triumph
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
of no interest; not interested
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
callus on one's middle finger (from writing)
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
such; like that; that sort of; very
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
study; diligence; discount; reduction
famous; well-known; renowned; your name
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
affinity; feeling of closeness (with someone); feeling of kinship
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
sattva (being); bodhisattva
mule (animal); mule (women's footwear); spinning mule; Compton's mule