to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
shutout; shutting out; locking out; shutout; allowing no runs (goals, etc.)
gift; boon; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
how do you do?; nice to meet you; adieu; farewell; bon voyage
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
ordinary; nothing special; nothing to exclaim over
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
separate; special; another; separately
to lie down; to throw oneself down
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
to be hard pressed; to be at a loss; to become poor; to be reduced to poverty
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
to smile cheerfully; to crack a smile
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
eleventh day of the month; eleven days
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
to be palatable; to suit one's taste
fourteenth day of the month; fourteen days
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum