bunch of flowers; bouquet
numeral; digit; figure; number; a few characters
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
formal receipt (of payment; oft. hand-written)
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side by side; to make (someone) get married; to get (someone) hitched
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
infuriating; extremely irritating; galling; vexing
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
there is nothing; having nothing
(regulation-ball) tennis (as opposed to soft tennis)
clothing and accessories; attire
English Speaking Society; English Study Society; English conversation club
and (concurrently; e.g. chauffeur and secretary); in addition to; at the same time; cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study)
head of the student council; president of the student council
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
memory; ability to remember
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; distinguished; unrivaled; surpassing (e.g. beauty)
serving customers; looking after visitors; reception
boasting; big talk; bombast; Australian English
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
pretty girl who attracts customers to come inside a shop
regarding oneself (as); fancying oneself (as); seeing oneself (as); considering oneself (to be); pretension
looks (esp. of a woman); features; ability; capability; (public) estimation (esp. of a man); credit
to surpass the rest (e.g. of a large group); to stand out from the crowd; to be the best by far
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to smile sweetly (at); to look fondly (at)
to become extremely serious (in attitude); to look solemn; to assume a solemn air
your daughter; young woman
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
everywhere; all over the place; here and there; at every turn
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
Chief Cabinet Secretary (Japan); Chief of Staff (to the President, Prime Minister, etc.); Cabinet Secretary; Executive Secretary
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament; member of Congress
outrageous; wild (ambition, idea, etc.); crazy; inordinate; extravagant (e.g. claims); audacious