plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
cookie; biscuit; cookie (browser-related file sent from a WWW server)
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to throw into; to toss into
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
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
division (of a larger group); branch; field; class (subclass); group; category
employer's house; master's house
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface
(preliminary) skirmish; prelude; preliminary encounter; warm-up match (e.g. before a final)
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting; sight-reading
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
world; society; people; the public
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
to make someone's acquaintance; to become acquainted (with)
bravery; military prowess; valour; valor
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive
to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
reputation; respectability; honour; honor
soundproofing; sound insulation
private talk; confidential talk; secret talk