being about to cry; the verge of tears
carelessly; inattentively
birth (of a person); nativity; creation; formation; one's first birthday
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
attendance; participation; presence
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
success; boom; being well-attended (of an event); prosperity
private; non-public; secret; closed-door; closed
to spread; to be propagated
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
at; in; at; when; by; with
an issue being settled; a case being closed
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
feeling (much) obliged; being (very) grateful; feeling sorry (for troubling someone); feeling ashamed (e.g. of an error); (arch.) shrinking back in fear
to become misty; to become hazy
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
to the extent possible; as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; wherever possible; if (at all) possible
percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)
composition (of painting); structural outline; compositional arrangement
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
to do something distinguished; to perform great deeds; to distinguish oneself (e.g. in war)
within expectations; as expected; within the scope of hypothesis or assumption
aptitude; aptness; suitability
on the other hand; at the same time
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
royalty and titled nobility
because of; on account of; about; on; per; for every
reproduction; duplication; reprinting
to create a debt in one's favor (e.g. by doing someone a favor); to create an obligation in one's favor
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
permanent; perpetual; lasting
dishonor; dishonour; disgrace; shame
(in) secrecy; behind closed doors
point of compromise; common ground
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
taking something into consideration; making allowances; discounting
honor; honour; prestige; dignity; honorary (e.g. president, doctorate)
generation; lifetime; age
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
to take over (someone's duties, business, etc.); to inherit; to succeed to; to hand over
baron; Irish cobbler (variety of potato)
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
consequently; as a result; in the end
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
going public (with a matter); becoming public knowledge; recourse to litigation; taking (a matter) to court
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess