reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
business; trade; operations; sales
uncertain; vague; ambiguous
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
rice covered with pork and vegetables
without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
goodness; excellence; virtue
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
depending on; dependent on
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
to say no more; to sink into silence
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
sharing a table with someone you don't know (e.g. at a restaurant)
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
prosperity; bustle; activity; crowd; turnout
empty seat; unoccupied seat; vacancy; vacant post
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
use; utilization; utilisation; application
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
rather; better; instead; if anything
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene