dinner party; ceremonial dinner; dinner meeting (or lunch, breakfast)
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
shy; bashful; timid; reserved
to kindle; to build a fire; to instigate; to stir up; to incite
to pitch in and help; to give someone a hand
yoo-hoo; halloo; hi-de-ho; howdy; hey
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
in a positive sense of the word; in the best sense of the word; in a good way
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
chair; stool; post; office; position
space (room, area, outer space)
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
unclean; dirty; unsanitary; indecent; dirty (story, money, etc.); obscene
the public; general public
(in the) presence (of); in front (of); before (someone)
sanity; consciousness; soberness
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
forget it; forget what I just said; scratch that; check that
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
devotion to one's family; fondness for one's family
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
dissatisfied-looking; looking discontented
lightly rolling (of a small and round thing); pleasant, high-pitched sound (e.g. bell, young woman's laughter); changing frequently (e.g. conversation, plans); (occurring) in rapid succession (e.g. sumo wrestlers being defeated); roly-poly; chirp chirp (sound of insects); ribbit ribbit (sound of frogs)
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
street at night; making a night journey