grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
how many months?; how long?
seventh day of the month; seven days
place of (new) post; (new) place of appointment
end of war; cessation of hostilities
moving from place to place; being passed around repeatedly; rolling about
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
several years; a few years
conscious; deliberate; intentional
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
to say goodbye; to bid farewell
just past noon; afternoon
presence; sitting with; being with
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
to say; to tell; to state; to do
complaint; troubles; objection; grievance
reception (e.g. of visitors); dealing with
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
settlement (of affairs); remedial measures; cleaning up afterwards
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
to overlook (a mistake, fault, etc.); to tolerate; to let pass; to give someone a break; to let someone off lightly; to be lenient
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
to draw the line (between two situations); to make a clear distinction; to make it clear where one stands; to take clear responsibility for (mistakes, etc.)
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
soft and flaky (pie, potatoes, squash, etc.); fluffy; crumbly; being pleased with oneself; beaming happily; chuckling to oneself
as if nothing had happened
to behave well (of a child)
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); plagiarism; rip-off
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on