all talk; glib; insincere; empty; specious
without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...
adult; grown-up; person who has come of age; fully fledged; established; qualified
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance
sense of values; values; value system
superior; superiors; senior
the way one talks; one's way of speaking
narrow-minded; obstinate; stubborn; perverse; unreasonable; warped
blithering idiot; bloody fool; total moron; dimwit
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
privately; with outsiders barred; en famille
imposition (i.e. of rules, of a decision); compulsion
clandestine meeting (of lovers); assignation; tryst; (lovers') rendezvous
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
in a great quantity; plentifully; greatly
(formal) meeting with a view to marriage; interview with a prospective spouse
delusion; trick of the imagination
very caring; kind; helpful; service-minded
because of; on account of; about; on; per; for every
to be perturbed; to be agitated
lip service; mere words; professions; lips; mouth; snout
bum; good-for-nothing; ne'er-do-well
from the best to the worst; from top to bottom; of every kind; all sorts
chef-owner; chef and owner
economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal
(social) position; status; standing; position (in a company, organization, etc.); post; rank
delicately; weakly; gently; supplely
to aggravate (a situation); to complicate matters; to stir things up; to roughen (waves, voice, feelings, etc.); to agitate
(not) ever; (not) at all; (not) on any account; deepest bottom of the earth
young bird; chick; fledgling; greenhorn; fledgeling; novice
defective article; damaged goods; deflowered girl; unmarried woman who has lost her virginity
(depending on) how; (depending on) what; nature (of); what is ...?; how is ...?; what will be ...?
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
Japanese sword (usu. single-edged and curved); Japanese bladed weapon
simplified receipt with a blank line to be filled out with the customer's name (used specifically for claiming expenses); hand-written receipt