the whole company; the party; attendance (at a gathering); presence; banquet; dinner; troupe
only; merely; but; no more than
audience; spectator; spectators
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
go that far; to that extent
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
to be exhausted; to be tired out
very hungry; starving; fawning; bowing and scraping; giving in; being dented
sleepover; overnight stay
yes; sure; gotcha; sycophantically; servilely; fawningly
member of one's in-group (e.g. family member, colleague)
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
confirmed as completed; everything must go (e.g. in a sale)
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
hollow; cavity; hole; cave
to pass the peak (of something); to get through the most difficult part; to be over the worst (e.g. an illness); to cross a pass
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
sleeping in late; oversleeping; late riser; sleepyhead
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
whereabout; about where; how much