staff member; employee; worker; personnel
to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in honor or celebration of someone or something); drinking one's glass dry
one thing or another; this and that; something or another
to gather; to collect; to assemble
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
party; banquet; reception; feast; dinner
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
to flatter; to curry favor (with); to fawn (on); to flirt (with; a man); to make eyes (at)
to sell; to betray; to sell out (one's friend, country, etc.); to make (oneself) known; to establish (a reputation) for oneself; to pick (a fight, quarrel, etc.)
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
all; entire; whole; altogether
you (plural); all of you; you all
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
favorite (to win); favourite; one's heart's desire; first choice; chocolate given to a man on Valentine's day out of genuine sentiment
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
no; nay; disagreement; objection; disapproval
to glare at each other; to confront each other
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
antiquity; the previous era
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect