bodyguard; bouncer; bar (on a door); bolt; stick or pole used for self-defence
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
filthy; dirty (looking); drab
it is darkest under the lamp post; it's hard to see what is under your nose; go abroad to hear of home; you must go into the country to hear what news at London
how have you been?; (lit.) nothing (untoward) has happened, has it?
face; honour; honor; appearance; look
counting one's chickens before they're hatched; (lit.) counting raccoon dog skins before they have been caught
putting in an appearance; visiting; coming to the surface; appearing; showing one's face (on TV, social media, etc.); face reveal
change of schedule; schedule change
to let someone hold; to make someone grasp; to bribe; to slip money to; to pass off; to foist on
powerfully; vigorously; with all one's strength; lots of; heaps of; plenty
once in a lifetime; the first and last occurrence (event, experience) of one's lifetime
to give flowers as a gift
to assume an air of importance; to be self-important; to put on airs
peep; peeping; peep show; device with lens mounted on a stand or in a box to view enlarged pictures; peep; placing a stone before a connecting point (threatening to divide the opponent's stones)
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
to love; to cherish; to admire; to appreciate
bright and beautiful; gorgeous; showy; prosperous; flourishing; thriving
to soothe one's soul; to raise one's spirits
a lot more; much more; and then some; and plenty more than that
to view (cherry) blossoms; to look at flowers
businesslike; operational; matter-of-fact; professional; transactional
ikebana; Japanese art of flower arrangement
commerce; trade; business
knob; handle; snack (to have with a drink); side dish; a pinch (e.g. of salt); (file) handle
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
raging waves; stormy seas; hardships; troubles; adversities
big catch (fishing); good haul
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
steadily; unflaggingly; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
big quarrel; huge fight; big row
too (much); overly; excessively
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
everything; anything; nothing
fishing; gathering seafood (e.g. clams, seaweed); catch (e.g. of fish); haul
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to exercise one's authority (over); to influence; to glare (at); to scowl; to glower
groan; moan; growl; snarl; hum (e.g. of a motor); buzz
rich person; wealthy person