reception (e.g. wedding); banquet; celebration; party
dinner party; ceremonial dinner; dinner meeting (or lunch, breakfast)
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
sermon; preaching; homily; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
questions and answers; dialogue
reconciliation; amicable settlement; court-mediated settlement; (arch.) translation of a foreign language into Japanese
denouement; ending; conclusion; (grand) finale
breakup (of a ceremony, wedding, party, meeting, etc.); closure
yearned for; longed for; missed
custom; general rule; convention; usually; generally; normally
perfect score; full marks; perfect; entirely satisfactory; excellent
to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver; to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
seeming to want to say something; looking like one wants to give one's opinion
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
to cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature); to let cool; to dampen; to throw a damper on; to spoil
rendezvous; tryst; (lover's) meeting; (secret) date
proficient; skilled; skillful; enjoying to the full; full satisfaction; being satiated (with)
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
excessive drinking and eating; overeating and overdrinking
to breathe out; to exhale
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
repayment; reimbursement; refund; redemption
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
running about; making every effort (to do); busying oneself (with); being busily engaged (in); good offices; efforts
to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
family business; family trade; one's occupation; one's trade
to care for someone; to look after someone
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
flaw; defect; fault; (legal) fault; flaw
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); to be delivered