dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
one breath; chug!; drink!
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
good feeling; feeling good
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
stingy; cheap; very frugal
desktop; desk-top; tabletop; after-dinner speech
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
reduction by half; halving
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
clear; precise; definite; distinct
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
gentle; mild; meek; tender