concentration (of efforts, forces, etc.); gathering together; regimentation; marshalling; mobilization
rice seasoning (usu. containing fish meal, seaweed, sesame, etc.)
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
one-night stand; taking home a woman from a bar, club, etc.; takeout (i.e. food); take-out; takeaway
casual; doing something without taking it too seriously
cannot bring oneself (to do); unable to bear (e.g. seeing)
to perceive; to understand
two parts; two copies; the second part
to fling; to toss; to throw; to abandon; to leave behind
egregious; outrageous; too much; over the top
in proportion to; according to; depending on
leaving a club; quitting a club
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
family a woman has married into
bowing while pressing three fingers of each hand on floor
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
to harmonize; to harmonise; to be in harmony; to say the same thing in unison (inadvertently)
all parts; various parts; every department
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
to be prepared to flee; to become restless; to become agitated
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
interested person; volunteer; supporter
favorable reception; good reputation; popularity
bolt from the blue; great surprise
eve (esp. Christmas Eve); the night before
event; festivities; function; social gathering; auspices; opening
cooking; food preparation
chorus; singing in a chorus
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
banter; teasing; chaffing; merely asking the price; just looking at goods; window-shopping
dangling; hanging; suspended; pending; half done; in limbo
mess; jumble; muddle; chaos
committee; commission; board; panel; committee meeting
corner; bend; segment (within a radio or TV program); session; area; department
discernment; penetration; insight; intellectual acumen
to get distracted; to jump off the track
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints