onion soup au gratin; French onion soup
dinner party; ceremonial dinner; dinner meeting (or lunch, breakfast)
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
hard; tough; hardware; hard disk
tension; mental strain; nervousness
expression; look; countenance; face
to find difficult to guess; to struggle to work out; to be unable to figure out
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
midsummer greetings; to inquiry after someone's health in the hot season
Dear (so and so); Dear Sir; Dear Madam; To Whom It May Concern
midsummer; height of summer
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
your health and prosperity
my sincere congratulations; please accept my congratulations
to fall incessantly (rain, snow, etc.); to downpour
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
how are things with you?; how are you doing?; how are you getting along?; how have you been?; how are you?
Yours sincerely; Yours truly; Sincerely yours
innovative; liberal; reformist; progressive
application; request; petition
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
to forget to say; to forget to mention
to face; to go towards; to head towards
shout of abuse; jeers; boos
to read (somebody's) thoughts; to guess what (someone) is thinking
unusual power; superpower; ability beyond that of humans
right beside; close to; nearby