not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
tuck (e.g. in a dress); rise (e.g. in price)
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
deadpan face; expressionless white face; po-faced
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
to bear responsibility for; to be liable for; to answer for; to take the blame for
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
delightful; joyous; joyful; happy; desirable; welcome
door; gate; opening; title page
to cross the ocean (i.e. to go to or come from overseas)
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
January; first month of the lunar calendar
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
impudence; cheekiness; impertinence
at a stroke; with a single swoop
to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot
to be self-complacent; to be conceited; to flatter oneself; to be full of oneself
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
to get over a bad mood; to get back in a good mood; to brighten up; to recover one's temper; to feel oneself again
stew; food cooked in a pot
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
victim; injured party; sufferer
to divide; to separate; to share; to distribute; to distinguish
depending on the circumstances; due to (with modifying verb)
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
to flap strongly; to stir up fiercely
to cease; to stop; to be over
to raise one's head; to come to the fore; to rise into importance; to gain strength; to rear its head
luminous watch; luminous clock
excursion; field trip; school trip
statute of limitations; lapse of rights after a period of time; becoming invalid or void after a set time; ageing; aging
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
suspension (of a transportation service); cancellation; stoppage