in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper; dry and tasteless; stale
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to perform in tune with each other; to get along well; to be in perfect harmony; to make a perfect pair (team, etc.)
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
shameful; disgraceful; unsightly; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough
to behave; to conduct oneself; to act; to treat (someone) to (food or drink); to entertain (e.g. to lunch)
something or other; anything
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
I feel that ...; I feel as though ...; I have a feeling that ...; I have the impression that ...; I think that ...
pit of one's stomach; bottom of one's heart; one's true feelings; one's innermost thoughts
thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
return (home); repatriation; feedback (in an electronic circuit, biological system, etc.)
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
party; banquet; reception; feast; dinner
bare minimum; minimum necessary (amount, number, etc.)
number of persons; personnel
to remove; to get rid of; to exclude; to except; to kill (a traitor, opponent, etc.)
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable
reduction; curtailment; cut; cutback; scaling down; contraction
near oneself; close to one; familiar
strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling (to do); to falter; to slacken; to have a frequent urge to defecate but difficulty passing stool; to suffer from tenesmus
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
the ways of the world; human nature
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart