or; OR (Boolean operator)
(car) muffler; (piano) damper pedal; (gun) silencer
to send (something unsolicited); to send without the receiver's request
spare time; free time; leisure time
(not) in any way; (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; what kind of
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
pre-made (esp. food); prepared in advance
to dish up; to arrange food (on a plate)
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
kind offices; services; through the good offices of; intercession; mediation
to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint
to read the situation; to sense the mood
trial performance; rehearsal
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
twenty-first day of the month; twenty-one days
Maya (ancient Indian tribe in Central America)
relieved; refreshed; frank; candid; easy-going
occupying forces (esp. of the Allies in Japan after World War II)
major; lieutenant commander; wing commander
word of recent origin; neologism; recent word; modern term
setting a place; setting the table
salon; saloon; sarong; saron (instrument)
breaking ball (pitch); curve ball; screwball
venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on
matcha; powdered green tea
ginger (Zingiber officinale)
sublimation; sublimating (an emotion, impulse, etc.); channelling; diverting
great difference; major mistake
obligation chocolate; chocolate given by women to male colleagues, etc. out of obligation on Valentine's day
moving forward (e.g. plans); acceleration (e.g. of payment schedule); front-loading
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
to accompany; to go with; to go together
flood of customers; roaring business
format; procedure; way of proceeding
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
each time it happens; at all such times
moaning; muttering; complaining