to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
expectation; assume will happen; forecast
that is to say; so that means
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
appetizer; starter; hors d'oeuvre
hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room
plural; multiple; several
man; male; masculine gender
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
in the face of; in defiance of
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; acting as though one owns the place; throwing one's weight around
agency; commission; reception (of guests); conveyance (of messages)
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again
absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; lazily
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
job; work; duties; trade; skill
dismissal (from a post); discharge; removal
right (to do something); authority; power
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct