dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
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)
chair; stool; post; office; position
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side-by-side; to make someone get married; to get someone hitched
with a start; with a jump
devastating; catastrophic; crushing
shortcake (layered cream and fruit cake; in Japan, made with sponge cake)
in a hurry; hastily; in feverish haste
to go crazy (esp. of a situation or thing); to get out of hand; to end up in an extreme state
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)