meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
slightest connection; slender connection; sliver (e.g. of hope); one thread
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
field of flowers; flower garden; field of alpine flowers; fantasy; delusion
influence (on someone); inspiration
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
representation; agency; proxy; proxy; agent; representative
putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank
operation (of a machine, factory, fishing boat, etc.); work
interest (on a loan, deposit etc.)
confusion; mixing; merger
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
to be in a tizzy; to be in a frenzy; to have one's eyes light up; to have a different look in one's eyes
greedy; avaricious; covetous
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
to be tired of; to be sick of; to get fed up with
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
world; society; people; the public
to look (stare) back at (someone); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to put a person to shame; to look back (behind oneself)
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
to hold fast; to protect to the end
prime location (for offices, housing, etc.); best district (in town); excellent piece of land
great-grandfather; great-granddad; great-grandad
family; relatives; dependents; household
resentment; grudge; pent-up anger; frustration; bitterness
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
(degree of) risk; riskiness; danger
these guys; these fellows
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
product; commodity; merchandise
shop; store; someone who sells (something) or works as (something); someone with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
we'll cross that bridge when we get there; we'll think about it when the time comes
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
discontinuation (of business); closing down; giving up (one's practice); retiring
to be embarrassed; to lose face
front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
mwahahaha (evil laughter); coo coo; cooing; stifled laughter; suppressed laughter; sound of snagging
nth generation; nth (person to occupy a position, e.g. president)