lunch; (Western-style) single-plate lunch set; plate lunch; launch (boat); motorboat; ranch
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
charming; fascinating; attractive
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
around the world; throughout the world
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
the very start; the very beginning
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
greeting; a fine thing to say
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
undulation; ups and downs; highs and lows
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
speech; expression; wording; language
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
retailing; repeating (someone else's words, opinion, etc.); parroting; echoing
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
something like ...; something called ...
strict; hidebound; inflexible; being a stickler for the rules; sticking hard and fast to the rules
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
human kindness; human weakness
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
flexible; lithe; soft; pliable
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
human relations; personal relationships
smooth; undisturbed; uninterrupted; harmonious
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
by means of; due to; because of; according to