pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
to conform to; to be in accordance with; to follow (rule, tradition, example, etc.)
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
being too late; losing one's final chance
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
to mow; to reap; to harvest
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
to devise a plan; to work out a plan
based on; on the basis of
noble; lofty; high-minded; virtuous; upright
disorder; confusion; violence; outrage; riot
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
in a crowd; ganging up (on); joining forces
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
to behave violently; to commit violence; to use force
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
in consideration of; in deference to; out of respect for; for (someone's) sake
meandering; snaking; zigzagging
favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude
to be subject to punishment; to be punished
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post); to be delivered
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
what's what; heads or tails
to be able to manage somehow or another