lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
time; hour; period; class
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
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.)
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
federal government (e.g. USA, Australia, Mexico, Germany, Canada)
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
six o'clock; six periods of a day (morning, midday, afternoon, evening, midnight, late night)
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
topic of discussion; agenda
water's edge; beach; shore
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
chicken; coward; scaredy-cat; chicken
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust