occupation; calling; livelihood
family; relatives; dependents; household
celebrity; personality; prominent figure
ranking equal with; comparing favourably with; comparing favorably with
wild uproar; pandemonium; clamor of voices; noisy; uproarious; clamorous
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
rock-paper-scissors (game); janken
to count on one's fingers; to count down the days (in anticipation); to look forward to
to wait eagerly for; to look forward to
to call in; to invite; to bring in
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
order; directive; instructions; command
essence; the best; chic; smart; considerate; understanding
without trouble; easily; readily
prevention of crime; security (device, camera, etc.)
to be crazy about; to be infatuated with; to be obsessively devoted to
to keep watching; to continue looking at; to gaze at
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
drawing room; parlour; parlor; reception office
to ask a question; to ask questions
to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable
normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty
hard to please; difficult; particular; bad-tempered; in a bad mood; displeased
dissenting opinion; opposite viewpoint; contraview
to get information; to find out; to get wind of
main topic; main subject; main issue; this subject
treaty; pact; convention; agreement
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry
ban (e.g. on smoking); prohibition
principle; general rule; as a rule; in principle; in general
to take the middle (between the two); to split the difference
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
to be imaginable; to be conceivable