cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk
to sum up; to summarize; to summarise
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
to spoil someone's start; to kill someone's enthusiasm; to take the wind out of someone's sails
oral instruction; passing information by word-of-mouth; oral tradition
meeting; greeting; welcome; person sent to meet a visitor
next; secondly; subsequently
adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
carpet; rug; mat, mattress, quilt etc. spread out on the floor (or ground) and used to sit or sleep on; spread; (cloth) cover
succession; continuation; series; sequence
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
not holding on; not using the hands; letting go one's hold; lack of reserve (in expressing one's emotions); lack of restraint; openly (saying)
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
to hold fast; to protect to the end
to blink (one's eyes) repeatedly
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends); planetary ring
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
to hug one's knees; (fig.) to be lonely; to beg
intention; inclination; mind; idea; wish; view
party in full swing; party at its peak
to flutter down (of leaves, petals, etc.); to fall as if dancing
(theatrical) fighting scene
strong and weak points; likes and dislikes; strengths and weaknesses
philosophical view; looking at philosophically; long view; farsighted view
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
depending on the circumstances; due to (with modifying verb)
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to be far apart (from); to be a long way off (from); to be remote; to be very different (from); to be quite unlike; to be far from (e.g. the truth)
to overcharge; to rip off
to accuse someone falsely; to make a false charge