choosing between two things; two choices
to have a talk; to tell a story
supplication; appeal; entreaty; petition
pathetic; sad; sorrowful; grievous
dressing oneself; personal grooming
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
pointed knife; logging; cutting; (beef) scraps; starting to speak; extraction (of a portion of a media file)
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
treat (esp. food and drink); entertainment; treating someone (to a meal); gorgeous dinner; feast; excellent food
creative cookery; creative cuisine
ceremonious; unduly distant (e.g. towards a friend); overly formal; reserved
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
familiarity; intimacy; acquaintance
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
a second time; again; once more; twice
in proportion to; just as much as
trisection; dividing into three (parts)
president (of a university); vice-chancellor; secretary-general; director; leader (esp. of a biker gang)
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
to close in on (30 years of age, etc.); to approach; to get close to
still; yet; more; still more; furthermore; in addition
vigorous (in old age); hale and hearty
to fly about; to jump about; to bustle about
health; healthy; sound; fit
secret (method, trick, etc.); key (e.g. to success); mysteries (of an art, trade, etc.); recipe; trick
returning home; going home; coming home; getting home
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
to turn on; to switch on; to light up
special program; special programme
televising; broadcasting; airing