startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
established fact; fait accompli
full dress; formal dress; uniform
being all smiles with joy
due form; official; formality
engagement gift; (ceremonial) exchange of engagement gifts
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
particularly; only; in the case of
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
the New Year begins; the New Year starts
(together) with; -wide; including
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
present (brought by a visitor); gift
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
company; friendship; association; society; acquaintance
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
besides; in addition; also; moreover
this and that; one thing and another
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
taking a story with a grain of salt; discounting half the story
dinner party; ceremonial dinner; dinner meeting (or lunch, breakfast)
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick