purveyor (to the government or Imperial Household)
serving customers; looking after visitors; reception
lover; mistress; kept woman
choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion
at first; at the outset; to begin with; as a first step
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
presentation (of a passport, ID, etc.); showing; production (e.g. of documents); presentation (of a plan, response, etc.); bringing up; citing (an example)
contract; compact; agreement
base; basis; base (e.g. military); depot; base; base bag
increase (in an amount of money)
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
again; once again; yet again
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
average; ordinary; normal
abundant harvest; bumper crop
wheat; barley; oat (oats)
stocking up (in case of emergency); stockpile; reserves; storing; laying in (supplies)
quality (of a product or a service)
way (of doing); manner; method; means
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
to see through (a lie, scheme, etc.); to see into (someone's mind); to read (someone's true feelings); to penetrate
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room
chairman; moderator; toastmaster; master of ceremonies; chairperson; host (of a TV show, etc.)
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
to invite in; to show someone in
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...; it's obvious that ...
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
not caring; not giving a damn
button (clothing); push-button; button
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)
coat; jacket; outerwear; top; upper-body garment
to open (e.g. one's robe); to bare (e.g. one's chest); to open up (of clothing); to be exposed; (arch.) to open wide (one's legs, eyes, mouth, etc.); (arch.) to stretch