old-maidish (esp. of fashion); old-womanish
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
to be befuddled (with drink); to be intoxicated; to be infatuated; to be entranced; to be carried away
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to seduce
difficult to understand; difficult to grasp; confusing; puzzling
text (of a law, treaty, contract, etc.); provisions
curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange
to gather (of people); to assemble; to hang out; to assemble (of troops); to be stationed; to be quartered
new stock; new share; newly issued shares
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
party (social gathering); party (group of people participating in an activity, esp. mountain climbing); (political) party
celebration; congratulations
everybody; every last one of them; all
waiting time; latency; standby time (e.g. cellular phones); queueing time
to hire for exclusive use; to reserve; to charter
no vacancy; full occupancy
innovative; liberal; reformist; progressive
start-up company; venture business
shooting; firing; emitting; ejection; projection; injection
(traffic) congestion; traffic jam; gridlock; delay; stagnation
transport; transportation; conveyance; carriage
cannot avoid doing; cannot help but (do); is compelled to do; (feel) obliged to (do); has to do
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
occupation; calling; livelihood