to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to love; to cherish; to admire; to appreciate
(matter) for congratulations; worthy of celebration; happy (occasion, ending, etc.); naive; too good-natured; gullible
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
party (social gathering); party (group of people participating in an activity, esp. mountain climbing); (political) party
he; she; this; this one; hey, you!; you bastard!
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; of course; definitely
beautiful woman; (a) beauty; belle; good-looker
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
cohabitation (esp. of an unmarried couple); living together
midwinter; cold season; coldest days of the year
subtle seasoning that brings out the flavor; secret ingredient
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
cooking class; cookery school
that's the way it is; such is life
fortune-telling; divination; fortune-teller; diviner
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately