nightless gay quarters; nightless city
encouragement; spurring (on); cheering (on)
intersection; crossing; crossroad; street corner; street
return; conclusion; reduction
author; writer; novelist; artist
holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
seafood; products of the sea; marine products; fruits of the sea
editor (in publishing, etc.)
to cramp; to be cramped; to contract
today and tomorrow; today or tomorrow; in a day or two; very soon
twenty-third day of the month; twenty-three days
to pass the peak (of something); to get through the most difficult part; to be over the worst (e.g. an illness); to cross a pass
moment; brief space of time
conference room; council room
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
whichever one chooses; either way
serving tea (esp. at a company); tea server; tea lady
principal occupation; core business
the year end; end of the year; last days of the year
expression; look; countenance; face
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
feelings; thoughts; meaning
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
chair; chairman; chairperson; speaker (of an assembly); president (of a council, senate, etc.)
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
flowers budding; blooming; flowering; showing results; becoming popular; blooming
to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice
extraordinary; special; exceptional; non-standard grammatical construction; ungrammatical usage; solecism
good outward appearance; looking nice; being attractive; making a fine show
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
original proposer; originator; proponent; initiator
hostess bar; bar with female companions for male customers
what the?; what's that?; what are you doing?; what's going on?
come, come; come; come now; here you go; here; when handing something
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
ticklish; embarrassed; awkward; ill at ease (esp. when receiving public praise)
embarrassed; self-conscious; bashful; abashed