to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
drinking party; get-together
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
stealthily; secretly; in secret
situation where alcohol is being served; (over) a drink
to unfold; to unroll; to open
and; thereupon; because of that
please; somehow or other; one way or another
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
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 receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to change (with the passage of time); to fade; to wane; to decline
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
humorous; funny; amusing; laughable; hilarious; comical
to find fault (with trivial matters); to scold over minor things; to get angry over trifles; to raise one's eyebrows
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
ignoring (one thing) for (another)
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
having said that; on the other hand
to lose sight of; to miss
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened