to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
take this opportunity (to apologize, thank, explain, etc.)
noisily (e.g. from many people talking); creating a commotion; rustling (leaves); feeling a chill; getting the chills
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
guess; speculation; supposition
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
to put on airs; to assume importance
now that; since; so long as; because
to begin to walk; to set out
a cut above; one step above
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
sour (expression); (lit.) as if having swallowed a bitter bug
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
schedule; program; programme; agenda
splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; ball hit through net (in tennis)
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
probability; likelihood; chances
to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
to add (to what was said before); to say in addition
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
about; concerning; related to; -ish
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause