unless one ...; if one does not ...
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
biological younger sister
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
final; eventual; ultimate
to write a few lines (to); to drop someone a line; to write a note (to)
mellow (flavor or fragrance, esp. alcohol); rich; full-bodied; superior
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else
water outlet; tap; faucet
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
just a minute; small quantity
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
snugly; neatly; compactly; cosily
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
distilled liquor; spirits
family precepts; family motto; rule of the home
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
modern times; the modern age; this day and age
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
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
appetizer or snack served with drinks; accompaniment to an (alcoholic) drink
to roast; to parch; to toast; to boil down
legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small
to throw into; to toss into
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to make something look better; to put into (good, better) shape; to put up a front; to pose; to pretend
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
screw; key (of a clock, watch, etc.); spring (of a clock, watch, etc.)
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
to say no more; to sink into silence
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
slight movement; slight tremor; quiver
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.