dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
main; principal; chief; primary; major
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
hors d'oeuvre; appetizer; appetiser; starter
garlic toast; toasted garlic bread
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
to stiffen; to become stiff
to be possible; to be likely; to be probable
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
intimidation; threat; bluster
however; having said that; but
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate
commander; commanding officer; CO
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
there being no use in arguing (about it)
obedience; submission; resignation
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
unmanageable child; spoiled child (spoilt); spoiled brat
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree
to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep
outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer