to approach; to draw near
difficult to ...; hard to ...
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb
to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
kindness; intimacy; friendship
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
measuring container; measure; box (seating at a theatre, etc.); square on a grid; cell of a grid; square bearing block (at the top of a pillar)
deep affection; dear; beloved
honour; honor; glory; privilege
indicate reason; infers some protest
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
salon; saloon; sarong; saron (instrument)
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
every person; each one; everybody
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
laugh line; smile line; nasolabial fold
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
to press against each other; to huddle together
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
to run out of breath; to get breathless; to get puffed (out)
alcoholic drink; alcoholic beverage
care of (e.g. address on letter); c/o; encouragement; bringing around; stimulant; tonic
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
close to the wall; alongside the wall