confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
laboratory block; research laboratory building
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
to happen to meet; to come across
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to chase; to run after; to pursue
to stop walking; to pause
letter; missive; note; mail
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
rapid succession (e.g. questions)
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
troubled face; worried expression
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; shamelessly; brazenly
to keep (something) a secret; to keep hidden (for ever); to continue to conceal
peeking; peeping (e.g. through a hole, narrow gap)
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
simplicity; convenience; easiness; quasi-
tea utensils; container for powdered green tea (tea ceremony)
complete set; all; everything