immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
tea party; get-together; tea ceremony
to finish; to get through with; to graduate; to come to an end; to end; to finish doing ...
salon; saloon; sarong; saron (musical instrument)
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
retainer; attendant; escort
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to stand (up); to rise; to stand (in a position; of a person, tree, building, etc.); to be situated (in, on); to be (in difficulties, the lead, etc.); to put oneself (in a position or situation); to leave (to do something)
staringly; scrutinizing; scrutinising
observation; survey; watching
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
terrible; dreadful; tremendous; terrific; appalling; shocking
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
some; few; a number of; somewhat; to a certain extent; a bit
by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then
don't worry about it; forget about it
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (e.g. endure); stoically
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully
to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (someone)
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
receiving; getting; eating; drinking; please (give me; do for me)
turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)
time; meter; beat; the moment (of doing); the instant
bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects
to slide; to glide; to slip; to skid; to be slippery; to fail (an examination); to lose (a position)
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
to pick up; to pick out (e.g. key points in an article); to single out; to point out