to sit down at the dining table (with someone); to eat with company; to share a table
several times; a few times
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
fondly; admiringly; with fascination; with adoration; with enchantment
to have a meal; to take a meal
tension; mental strain; nervousness
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
Chris; Kris; Kriss; Kurisu
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
carelessness; careless mistake; wetting oneself; soiling oneself; (arch.) crude; (arch.) coarse
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
bad reputation; infamy; ill repute; unfavorable criticism; unfavourable criticism
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
(logical) true; regular; 10^40; ten thousand undecillion; original; positive
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
to have a relationship; to have relations
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
stiff and slackless; tense without any looseness; cling tightly; pulled or stretched as far as possible; creaking of a door or oar
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
honorific/polite/humble prefix
fact-finding investigation; investigation into actual conditions; fact-finding survey
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)