talking while standing; standing around talking
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
the public; general public
(in the) presence (of); in front (of); before (someone)
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
bento; Japanese box lunch
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
imprisonment; incarceration
party (political); person who is fond of; fan of
to make the most of the present; to live for the moment; to seize the day
(inflected) end of a word; end of a sentence
to make muddy (of a liquid); to make cloudy; to make turbid; to make ambiguous; to evade (e.g. the point); to be noncommittal about
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
one eye; one of one's eyes
sense of duty; sense of purpose; vocation
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
to be bloodcurdling; to be ghastly
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
a great deal; very much; a lot; (arch.) with a great amount of effort
to be outpushed; to lose a pushing competition
self-indulgence; doing as one pleases
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
spine; backbone; spinal column
soil; breeding ground; fertile ground (for); foundation (for the development of ...)
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
pool for soaking seed rice before planting
mucus; mucilage; viscous liquid; phlegm