Occident and Orient (esp. the Occident); ocean; sea; foreign; Western
tea utensils; container for powdered green tea (tea ceremony)
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
connection (to a person, place, etc.); relation; affinity
garnish (e.g. vegetables with a meat dish); trimmings; fixings; relish
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
beauty or ugliness; personal appearance; looks
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
to eat a mouthful; to take a bite
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
pioneer; trailblazer; leader; groundbreaker; pathfinder; forerunner
that is to say; so that means
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
rope; cord; policeman's rope
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
prognostic symptoms; after-effect
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
to bend; to warp; to curve
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on