to smack one's lips (over a dish); to eat with relish
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
route (bus, train, air, etc.); line; line (taken by a group, organization, etc.); policy; course
return (to); revolution; recurrence; regression
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
leadership; initiative; spearhead
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to enter one's ears (e.g. of water)
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
this world; this life; this generation; present day
as everyone knows; needless to say; obvious
speak of the devil and he shall appear; (lit.) speak rumours of someone and they shall appear
3rd day of the month; three days
last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
visit (from someone); call
number of times; frequency; count
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
diligent; hardworking; healthy; well; faithful; honest
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
remote cause; underlying cause; indirect cause
open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited
to wake (someone) up (roughly); to rouse out of bed; to awaken (someone) by knocking at the door
duplicate key; master key; passkey; skeleton key
rudely (barging in); straight; directly; without hesitation; without permission
to board (a train, plane, etc.); to get into (a car); to get on (a bus); to march into; to enter; to arrive (at, in)
landlord; landlady; house owner; home owner; head of the household
to inform; to give notice; to tell in advance; to ask for permission (before doing something); to ask first
welcome; (warm) reception
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
proposition; thesis; task; problem; giving a title; naming
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this