meeting; assembly; gathering; congregation; convention; rally
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
look!; there!; here!; that is
cake or snack served with tea
(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead
cooking; food preparation
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
fresh made; freshly baked; freshly roasted
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
(sense of) rivalry; competitiveness
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
nod; inclination of the head
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
man; male; masculine gender
to hold in one's mouth (without biting, before chewing or swallowing, etc.)
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
genuine; authentic; true; real
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; goal; intent; object
deadly serious; deadly earnest
to add (to what was said before); to say in addition
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
clearing one's throat; cough
both extremities; North and South Poles; positive and negative poles