whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to perform in tune with each other; to get along well; to be in perfect harmony; to make a perfect pair (team, etc.)
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
something or other; anything
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
repatriation; return; (electrical) feedback
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
party; banquet; reception; feast; dinner
bare minimum; minimum necessary (amount, number, etc.)
number of persons; personnel
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable
near oneself; close to one; familiar
strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger
considerably; fairly; quite
to hesitate; to hold back; to be reluctant; to be unwilling; to have loose painful bowel movement; to suffer from tenesmus
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
the ways of the world; human nature
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart