to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
and then; and so; and; so then
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
bunch of flowers; bouquet
to collect (e.g. one's thoughts); to get in order
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
dark (skin, complexion, etc.); swarthy; tanned
sobbing; weeping; fit of crying
to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
personal affair; one's own affair
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
training (esp. in-service); induction course
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
as; because; with; due to
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
military gains; war results; fruit of battle
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
in person; personally; directly
win; victory; beautiful scenery; scenic spot; counter for wins
war or military record; score; military achievements; results
to announce; to tell; to sentence; to order
menu; schedule; program; (computer) menu
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
to delay; to put off; to procrastinate
furthermore; besides; moreover; in addition; further; above or beyond this
to spend time (on doing something)
to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
one's husband; one's wife
tiny amount (degree, extent); paltry amount; slightest bit