(for the) first time; something used (worn, etc.) for the first time; new item; first of the season (crop, fruit, etc.)
this occasion; at this time; now
envoy; ambassador; delegate; emissary; mission
pleased to make your acquaintance
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
good-looking; fair; beautiful
to rock; to shake; to swing
elegance; refinement; grace; aroma
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
without reservation; freely; frankly
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
impossible; unlikely; improbable
real intention; true motive; true meaning
presence (impressive quality)
coarse, low-grade tea; tea (often used when offering someone a cup)
modesty; humility; being humble
tea-ceremony procedures; skill; dexterity; (arch.) you
to deprecate oneself and praise the listener; to abase oneself
ill-natured; mean; mischievous; nasty; unkind; teasing
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be purified; to be chaste
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
by today; before the day is over
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
to be seething (with anger); to be frenzied; to be menacing; to be murderous
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
to distribute; to apportion; to divide