food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
party; banquet; reception; feast; dinner
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
whispered conversation; whispering
to lay aside; to set aside
being heard (by others); being overheard; being leaked (of plans, secrets, etc.); going in one ear and out the other
in session; in progress; under way; open
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
impossible to do (although wants to)
labor; labour; toil; trouble; pains; work
to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
leaving (a hall, meeting, stadium, etc.); exit; walkout; exit (from the stage); leaving the stage
troublesome matter; burden; difficult task; chore; hassle
event; phenomenon; matter
to send; to direct; to dispatch (person, car, etc.); to direct (attention); to turn (spotlight, etc. on)
party venue; place for a party; banquet hall
hard-to-believe; unbelievable; incredible; fabulous
corridor; hallway; passageway
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to knit (one's eyebrows); to furrow; to contract
(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
in one's hands; in one's control
government service; entering government service; finding a new lord or master to serve (of a ronin)
this occasion; at this time; now
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
since some time ago; for quite a while; already
to rebuild; to reconstruct
pains; hard work; effort; trouble; labour; labor
one's dearest wish; Buddha's vow to save humanity
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
so what!; who gives a damn?
quarrel; argument; row; (verbal) dispute
to strain (e.g. one's nerves); to be on edge; to be tense (of an atmosphere); to cover completely (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.); to spread over; to become covered (in)
to reign supreme; to assume the leadership (hegemony); to dominate
piling shame on top of shame