taking back what one just said; eating one's words; negating one's previous comment, opinion, etc.
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
attendance (on); chaperonage; attendant; escort; entourage
graceful; ladylike; modest; gentle; polite; quiet
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
kind offices; services; through the good offices of; intercession; mediation
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
with a friendly grin; smilingly
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
heir; inheritor; successor
biological child; one's own child
not necessarily so; is not always true
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
topic of discussion; agenda
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
requisition; requisitioning; seizure; confiscation; impounding; retaining (e.g. deposit)
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
election; selection; choice
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
to ask for permission (before doing something); to ask first