returning home to one's parents (orig. of a married person); visiting one's parents (for a prolonged period of stay); bride's first visit to her parents after getting married; coming back (of an item; after having been on loan, etc. abroad); (arch.) temporarily returning to one's home (of a servant)
to deprecate oneself and praise the listener; to abase oneself
wealthy person; millionaire
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
to move (something) to another location; to change the position of; to rearrange; to replace; to exchange; to switch
to behave; to conduct oneself; to act; to treat (someone) to (food or drink); to entertain (e.g. to lunch)
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
relations with one's relatives; socializing with relatives; treating a non-relative as family; being on close terms with someone as if they were a relative
difficult to be (in a place); not feeling like staying
as many (people) as possible
distress; wretched condition
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
something said for politeness' sake; diplomatic language; honeyed words; lip service; empty compliment
to understand each other well; to relate to; to strike a sympathetic chord
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
to have a chill run down one's spine
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
to come to realize; to become aware (of)
gauge; standard; length; size; (measuring) rule; scale
to watch steadily; to stare
to tighten; to fasten tight; to constrict; to control strictly; to put pressure on; to squeeze (e.g. an economy)
to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
prudence; discretion; thought; consideration
to bear fruit; to ripen; to produce (good) results; to show results; to bear fruit
to be far apart (from); to be a long way off (from); to be remote; to be very different (from); to be quite unlike; to be far from (e.g. the truth)
to think; to use one's head; to exercise one's brains
to negotiate (with someone about); to talk over (something with); to tackle someone (about); to throw on each other; to splash (water) on each other; to pour on each other
answering one's own question; wondering to oneself; soliloquizing; soliloquising
utensil used for serving or drinking sake; sake drinking set
to taste; to try (food or drink)
marriage; marriage tie; love knot; spiritual connection (to a person, object); spiritual tie; fated connection
to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate
to apologize; to apologise; to make an apology
to feel relieved of one's burden; to have a weight removed from one's mind
passing each other; missing (meeting) each other; failing to meet; (being at) cross purposes; discrepancy
to become clear; to be made public
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge