middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
single word; a few words; brief comment
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to spill; to drop; to grumble (about); to complain (of); to let (one's feelings) show
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
caller; visitor; company; guest
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
dispatch; despatch; transmission; informing (e.g. of opinion); sharing (thoughts, etc.); telling
device; instrument; vessel; container; ability; capacity
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
guest of honour; guest of honor; privileged guest; visitor
proof; evidence; sign; witnessing; testifying; testimony
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
breaking up (a meeting, gathering, etc.); dispersal (e.g. of a crowd); dissolution (of a company, organization, etc.); winding-up; dissolution (of the Diet, Parliament, etc.)
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
to ring (a bell); to strike (a gong, drum, etc.); to beat; to sound
to precede; to forestall; to anticipate
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to shake; to sway; to rock; to become unstable; to become unsettled; to be shaken
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
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)
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
space; room; unused land; room (for reconsideration, doubt, etc.); leeway; margin
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
special; particular; peculiar; unique
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe