sponsor; promoter; impresario; organizer; organiser
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
beautiful woman; pretty girl; high-quality goods; special article
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
coat; tunic; jacket; outer garment
to harmonize; to harmonise; to be in harmony; to say the same thing in unison (inadvertently)
event; festivities; function; social gathering; auspices; opening
your Highness; his Highness; her Highness
I can relate (to that); that happens to me as well; that's all too familiar to me; something often encountered or experienced; something many people can relate to; all-too-familiar story
present (brought by a visitor); gift
nisei; second-generation Japanese (or Korean, etc.); the second (e.g. Edward II); son
no-holds-barred party; free and easy gathering
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
public matter; governmental matter; prince; duke; lord; sir
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
to get one's head around; to think about
beep; honk (car horn); buzz (buzzer); boo (wrong answer, like buzzer on quiz shows)
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
real intention; true motive; true meaning
cupboard; locker; closet; wardrobe; cabinet
naturally; of course; understandably
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
great delight; great satisfaction; rapture
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
to carry; to bring (to a place)
impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)
this (is) again; really; so; extremely
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
quick work; (clever) feat
leader of a charge; first to arrive
smacking one's lips (over food)
to set off to advantage; to bring into prominence; to support; to favor; to rouse (spirits); to march (a prisoner) off