bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
imagination; supposition; guess
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to subsist; to keep on living
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent
banquet or reception hall
to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
woman; lady; adult female
attendance; presence; appearance
talk; conversation; dialogue
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
people; men and women; each person; everybody
husband and wife; married couple
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
in comparison with; when compared with; according to; in light of; in view of