fancy restaurant; expensive restaurant
mental; mental health; mental state; mental resolve
bold; shameless; cheeky; brash; impudent
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
entering a room; studying under a Buddhist teacher
basic mistake; careless mistake
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
concession; conciliation; compromise
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
secret investigation; private enquiry; private inquiry; reconnaissance; scouting
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
unconditionally; as a rule
although I say; although one might say; although called
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
residing; living; dwelling
each time it happens; at all such times
employment (long term); hire
peacetime; time of peace; ordinary times; normal times
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
to hold fast; to protect to the end
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
estrangement; alienation; disaffection
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
dinner party; ceremonial dinner; dinner meeting (or lunch, breakfast)
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
very; greatly; exceedingly
it's been a long time; long time no see
finger flick to the forehead
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against