entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
first meeting; first contest between
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
exerting care; attention; consideration; thoughtfulness
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
of good omen; auspicious; lucky; auguring well (for); boding well (for)
devoted; self-sacrificing
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other
to have a family (e.g. wife or husband and children); to raise a family
moaning; muttering; complaining
to complain; to make a complaint
to come and see (someone, something); to visit
changing seasons; season's transition; transition from one season to the next; turn of the seasons; turning of the seasons
to send (something unsolicited); to send without the receiver's request
to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
peace; quiet; tranquility; tranquillity
noisily (esp. the noise of heavy feet)
wild; violent; rough-mannered; rough (e.g. work); crude; coarse
one's face turning pale (ashen); the color being drained from one's face
to freeze (of one's body); to be frozen; to become numb (with cold); to be chilled
scorching heat; fierce glare of the Sun
daytime; during the day; Japan and China
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make laugh; to amuse
bad-feeling; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross; disgusting
lying face down; lying on one's face; placing upside down; placing face down
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled
texture; grain; one's skin (lacking makeup, etc.); natural skin; surface of the earth; bare ground
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
battery; battery; pitcher and catcher
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
soldering iron; hot iron; brand; mark; stigma
becoming red hot; red heat; scorching heat; running high (of emotions); burning (with passion, enthusiasm, etc.)
gurgling down; being sucked into; caving in suddenly
backlight (in photography, etc.); illumination (of the subject) from behind
to rummage through; to ransack (e.g. a drawer); to throw into confusion; to disrupt; to upset
vehicle burglary; theft from a vehicle; stealing valuables from an unattended car; person who steals from a vehicle