gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
haughty; arrogant; pompous; self-important
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
race (of people); type of person
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
scorn; disdain; contempt; slight
language of one's country; mother tongue; native language
(verbal) abuse; speaking ill of people; bad-mouthing; name-calling; slander; abusive language
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to; all of a sudden
price increase; rise in price; wage increase
both are bad; neither is good; one's as bad as the other; both are to blame; six of one, half a dozen of the other
colour; color; hue; tints
round; spherical; circular
paper lantern; Chinese lantern; Japanese lantern; snot bubble
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
Chinese windmill palm (Trachycarpus fortunei); Chusan palm; hemp palm
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
boiled and half-dried bonito
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
to come together; to join; to merge; to get married; to become a married couple
with a momentary flash of light
scorpion (Scorpiones spp.)
gaining nothing by; getting nowhere by
shop; store; someone who sells (something) or works as (something); someone with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
rich in personality; of great individuality; highly individual; expressive of one's personality
to marry (of a woman); to get married (to); to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
just before; just prior to; right in front of; just in front of
to grow cold; to get chilly; to cool down
don't worry; no worries; never mind
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; (putting into) practice; execution (of a program); run
around the clock; day and night
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
couch; bench; ottoman; settee
to relax; to feel at home
vigorously (ripping, tearing, scratching, etc.); roughly; (eating) with a crunch; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
pull-up (exercise); chin-up; chinning; suspension; dangling; hanging
muscle-brain; meathead; hot-blooded idiot; person who charges in before thinking