talk; conversation; dialogue
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
prime minister; premier; chancellor
your Excellency; his Excellency; her Excellency
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
complete change; about-face
lingering (usu. feeling, emotion, etc.); continuing (to); still (...)
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
plentiful; abundant; ample; lavish
expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.); loud; high-pitched
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
to be pregnant; to be with child
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal
looks (esp. of a woman); features; ability; capability; (public) estimation (esp. of a man); credit
gaining nothing by; getting nowhere by
to flatter; to boot-lick; to curry favour (favor)
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike a chord; to be gut-wrenching
account of a dream; fantastic story; wild tale; empty dream
to laugh away; to laugh off
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
interior; inside; internal
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile
sudden; abrupt; impromptu skit; bandwagon fan; fair-weather fan