to be conspicuous; to stand out
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn or restaurant); landlady; hostess; mistress
general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable
proposal; proposition; suggestion
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
to apologize; to apologise
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
guest spending the night (i.e. at a hotel)
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
caller; visitor; company; guest
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
business; trade; operations; sales
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
anyway; anyhow; as one likes; by all means; at any cost; no matter what it takes
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
to stiffen; to become stiff
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to fall into disgrace with; to incur someone's displeasure
to become pale; to turn pale
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)