eating together; dining together; having a meal together
setting; installing; setting up (meeting, conference, etc.); stage setting; setting (of a novel, movie, play, etc.)
ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
hardening; fortifying; pledge; vow; defense; defence
it's nothing; don't mention it; no thanks necessary
spreading around (news, etc.); talking about widely; noising about; circulating
foil; (gold, etc.) leaf; prestige
dated; date; date of effect (e.g. a rule change); fixed; external
practitioner; specialist; man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai
(having) two choices; choice between two things
recurrence; revival; resuscitation
locker room; changing room; dressing room
exposure; laying bare; exposure; (media) exposure; appearance (on TV, in magazines, etc.)
to set off to advantage; to bring into prominence; to support; to favor; to rouse (spirits); to march (a prisoner) off
being together; going together; matching (clothing); going together
positioning side-by-side; parallel arrangement; going along with something; following the crowd; treating something in an equal or egalitarian manner
hard-nosed; strong-willed; determined; unyielding; stubborn; resolute
to flatter; to play up (to); to curry favor (with); to fawn (on); to cater (to)
trackless; reckless; dissipated
reference; example; inquiry (about a product, business deal, etc.); enquiry; being summoned to appear to court; witness
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
to rise; to swell; to intensify; to increase; to grow stronger; to get higher
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
senior; veteran; old-timer
direction; trend; directionality; directivity; goal; aim
cannot help (laughing, feeling sympathy, etc.); cannot hold back (tears, anger, etc.); cannot suppress
(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague
fish-based cooking; fish dish
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
teasing; banter; ribbing; jest; making fun (of); poking fun (at)
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
leadership skill; leadership ability
suddenly (hit); with a slap; sharply (glance, glare, etc.); fiercely; suddenly; all of a sudden
expansion; extension; magnification; enlargement; escalation; spread
vassal state; vassal nation; dependency
to struggle in the water; to be drowning; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
abuse; misuse; misappropriation; using to excess
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless