to make sacrifices for; to pay dearly for
economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal
social; societal; societary
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
calculation; self-interest; selfishness
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
(feeling of) indebtedness; feeling obliged
pale; pallid; bluish-white
brutal; cruel; merciless; ruthless; cold-blooded
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
magic; conjuring; sleight of hand; legerdemain
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
sake sold in a cup rather than a bottle; drinking sake from a regular-size cup rather than from a small sake cup
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
in front of your nose; right next to you; tip of one's nose
conjurer; magician; illusionist
balloon (esp. small, toy variety); airship; blimp
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
Chinese cooking; Chinese food
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
refusing to see a visitor
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
duty; obligation; responsibility
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
frequent; continual; constant; great; intense; strong
engagingly; cordially; amiably; sociably; hospitably
previous engagement; prior contract
thank you very much; I'm sorry; excuse me
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
to tie one on; to get drunk
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
physiological; physical; visceral; instinctive; in one's guts
to be lit (e.g. electricity comes on); to be lighted; to catch fire
good evening (greeting, e.g. in emails sent in the evening)
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?