association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
with a clatter; with a rattle; empty; bare; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
destination; place where one is visiting
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
to strengthen; to beef up; to put on a firm basis; to ensure; to secure
steady; honest; sober; straightforward
roots of grass; (fig.) places hidden from sight; grassroots (e.g. of a political party); rank and file
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
storytelling (of war chronicles, revenge tales, etc.) with highly dramatic delivery; story
entertainer (esp. in a traditional art); performer; artiste; talented person; accomplished person
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
common front; united front
going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people
arrest; apprehension; capture
mountain range; mountain belt
journey; route of a journey
to challenge (esp. in a lawsuit); to take on an opponent (in negotiations, contest, etc.)
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
devoted; self-sacrificing
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
to talk oneself hoarse; to shout oneself hoarse
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget