custom; practice; convention; precedent
clear; sonorous; full-sounding; resonant; bright
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
mature age; advanced age; maturity; age when one is old enough to know better
to let loose (e.g. a fart); to utter (e.g. a lie); to do
perfectly in sync; in step (dancing); on the same wavelength
fee paid to performing artists, etc.; appearance fee
advance (into a new market or stage of progress); launching (a new career or venture); expanding (into a new market); stepping forward; emerging
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
ennui; languishing; feeling of exhaustion; lassitude; lethargy
to join together; to combine; to join up
twenty-third day of the month; twenty-three days
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well
in turns; alternately; in order
lifeline; safety rope; safety tether
clientele; customer stratum
to flatter; to play up to; to fawn on; to pander to; to cater to
to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound
trouble; bother; number of moves (in go, shogi, etc.); number of punches (in boxing)
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
lovey-dovey; head-over-heels in love
Christmas Eve; holy night