to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
no matter how much time passes
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
close (relationship, connection, etc.); intimate; near; close (together)
to fall down (e.g. off a chair); to slip down (e.g. one's eyeglasses); to make a fool of oneself; to whoop it up; to be on the spree
to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested
casual wear; ordinary clothes; everyday clothes; home wear
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
after a long time; for the first time in a while
half asleep and half awake; trance; dream and reality
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
place where one can remove one's shoes before entering a house
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
compelling force; legal force
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
lived-in feel (e.g. of a room); sense of life; hints of daily life
repetition; iteration; recursion; recurrence; recapitulation
to complete decisively; to do to completion
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story
to comfort; to console; to amuse
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
to be conspicuous; to stand out
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
high tension (as in electronics, etc.); excited; enthusiastic
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
social; societal; societary
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
Mother's Day (2nd Sunday of May)
completely changed; totally transformed
to thrust before; to thrust at