just past noon; afternoon
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
talk; story; conversation
discussion; deliberation; thought; opinion
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
black suit; mourning clothes; black-suited staff member (e.g. in restaurant, sex establishment, etc.)
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
to press against each other; to huddle together
to form a circle; to stand in a circle
something; some kind of; for some reason
privacy; secrecy; confidentiality
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
in a few days; in the near future; soon; one of these days
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
merchant; store; shop; merchant house; merchant family
personal (employee); employed; retained
unveiling; debut; introduction
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
painter; artist; painter supported by patron
together with; same; both; all; including ...
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
business discussion; negotiation
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
to have an eye on; to zero in on
pointing out; identification