careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
to be worried about; to be concerned for someone's welfare
to bump heads; to bump into each other; to collide head-on; to meet by chance; to encounter; to run into
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
talking while standing; standing around talking
to jabber; to chatter; to chat with
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
mixture of fact and fiction; half-truth
accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
together; at the same time; same; identical
to miss a chance; to fail to do
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
answer respectively agreement or disagreement
to be found; to be discovered
anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject
it's been a long time; long time no see
oh!; dear me; my goodness; well well; I say
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
acquaintance; friend; familiar face
well known; well connected
vein of gold; financial connections; patron; source of money
self-satisfied look; triumphant expression
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
valuable; worthwhile; worthy; worth doing
stronghold; citadel; headquarters