to gather; to collect; to assemble
to collect; to assemble; to gather
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
to need; to call for; to require
party (social gathering); party (group of people participating in an activity, esp. mountain climbing); (political) party
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (minor penalty in judo)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
official announcement; proclamation
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
happiness; blessedness; proving fortunate; yielding positive outcome; luckily; fortunately
such ... as; or some such
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
at the same time; at once; just as ...; the moment ...; (but) at the same time; as well as
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
management; administration; operation
know-how; expertise; the ropes; the knack
again; once more; a second time
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
to be worried; to be troubled
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to scold; to tell (someone) off
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
process document; procedure manual
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
even though; despite; when
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
sincere; earnest; serious
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
such; this sort of; like this
beginning; outset; first; onset
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point