as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
evening meal; dinner; supper
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
reception room; parlor; parlour
genuine; real; authentic; full-scale; full-blown; all-out
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
to employ; to hire; to engage
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
pensive (or worried) look on one's face
nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...
to carry on one's back; to burden oneself (e.g. with debts, responsibilities, etc.)
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
reception (e.g. of visitors); dealing with
the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)
the future; future prospects
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
to abandon; to give up on; to desert
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
little finger; pinky; fourth (occ. fifth) finger; little toe
root; joint; base; crotch
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
(opening of a) wound; cut
still; even now; to this day
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
yes or no answer; agreement or disagreement; consent or refusal
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
trouble; quarrel; difficulties; complication; tangle
settlement; solution; resolution
to get used to living (in); to live (somewhere) for a long time
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
to take (trouble); to attend (to business); to command (army)
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant