thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
visit; call; arrival (e.g. of spring); advent; news; tidings
to read aloud; to read to someone
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
individual; distinctive; unique; characteristic; personal; idiosyncratic
bright and beautiful; gorgeous; showy; prosperous; flourishing; thriving
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
main guest; guest of honor; guest of honour
hearsay; hearing secondhand; hearing through the grapevine
constant attendance; uninterrupted supervision; staying with someone all the time
presentation (e.g. of a gift)
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
vacant house; unoccupied house
summertime; summer season
viscous; mushy; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky
entrance door; front door; gateway (to a region, etc.)
refined; genteel; graceful; decent
one's own child; one's own children
how admirably; how wonderfully; incredibly well; splendidly
unworthy (of one's father, teacher, etc.); I; me; incompetent; unskilled; (arch.) unfortunate
to shake each other's hands; to shake hands with each other
presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others
on the way back; when about to go back
in a positive sense of the word; in the best sense of the word; in a good way
boning (fish or meat); deboning; watering down (a plan, bill, etc.); dilution; taking the backbone out of; weakening
(being) among close family or friends only; private (gathering of intimates)
exchange of ideas; exchange of opinions; brainstorming
contempt; derision; slight; disdain
congeries of many households; scratch (combined) team; hodge podge of parties
solidarity; banding together and working as one for a common cause
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
strategic vision; strategic acumen
civilized nation; civilised nation
advance (into a new market, industry, etc.); expansion (into); launch (into); advance (to the next round of a competition)
rise (e.g. of a movement); emergence; rearing one's head; gaining prominence; coming to the fore; gaining power
for some reason or other; somehow or other; by some chance
ceasing to think; refusing to think critically; giving up thinking (for oneself); going blank; mental block; inability to think clearly
public opinion; popular voice; public sentiment; consensus
change; transition; vicissitudes
money paid to authorities; money paid to the government; money forcibly collected by yakuza bosses from subordinate gang members; contributions levied by gangster organizations on subordinates; money paid to a feudal lord; tribute money