cold; frigid; dignified; distinguished; (of an atmosphere) tense; nerve-racking
to hold out; to extend (e.g. a hand); to present; to submit; to sacrifice; to give (up)
busy; hectic; hurried; rapid; quick; sudden
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
passing each other (without meeting); entering somewhere just after someone had left; coming in just as someone had gone out; inserting in the wrong order
to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest
the smartest thing in a tight situation is to beat a retreat
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
to have a reason; to have an excuse
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
clothing; dressing; binding (of a book)
shelter; refuge; protected place
mockery; derision; ridicule
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
to desire; to want; to expect (of someone); to hope for; to see; to command (a view of)
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
spy; secret agent; spying
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
rice seasoning (usu. containing fish meal, seaweed, sesame, etc.)
Vienna sausage; wiener; Vienna coffee; Viennese
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
to eat up (completely); to put down (a rebellion); to suppress; (arch.) to make flat; (arch.) to level out
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
Vienna sausage cut in the shape of an octopus
starfish; sea star; asteroid (any echinoderm of the class Asteroidea); northern Pacific seastar (Asterias amurensis)
salt and pepper; seasoning with salt and pepper
it says ...; it reads ...; ... is written
unshapely; ill-formed; misshapen; awkward; clumsy
direct transmission (of mystery, skill, secret, etc.); initiation
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
one's share; one's portion