refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
quarrelsome; easy to anger
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
gun; firearm; small arms (e.g. rifle, pistol, etc)
shooting from the hip; starting something without sufficient preparation; acting on a vague estimate (of the situation)
odious; hateful; detestable; (speaking ironically) darling
defect; fault; flaw; deformity; deficiency; shortage
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
friction; rubbing; chafing; discord; friction
bulletin (issued by a society); report; newsletter
brief impression (of); quick comment (on)
executive secretary; coordinator; organizer; person in charge of making arrangements
to make snide remarks; to put into bad mood
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
Western civilization; Western civilisation
to make sure of; to ascertain; to see with one's own eyes; to watch to the end; to watch to make sure (that)
to be disgusted with; to run out of patience; to fall out of love
to hug (someone) tight; to embrace; to give (someone) a tight hug; to cuddle
from now; from this moment; henceforth
nice to see you; good morning; good evening; adieu; farewell; bon voyage
without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
to pass on (a message, thoughts, etc.); to convey; to inform (of a visitor, phone call, etc.); to announce (a visitor); to act as an agent (between a manufacturer, wholesaler, etc. and retailers); to act as an intermediary
traditional short winter coat resembling a haori without gussets; livery coat; half the sky; mid-air; middle of the sky
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
ordinary (esp. life or behavior); typical; conventional; standard; average
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
love; romance; tender passion; emotion; affections
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently