congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
speedy; as rapid as possible; as soon as possible
to come of age; to become an adult; to become fully qualified; to stand on one's own
bridge (of a koto, etc.); cylinder; prism
from (this, here, etc.); since (this)
to instruct; to tell to do; to ask to do; to order
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
certainly; for sure; distinctly; clearly; firmly; tightly
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
useless messenger; doing only as one is told; fool's errand
misfortune; ill fate; bad luck; obscurity
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
to be worth; to be worthy of; to deserve; to merit
hard to please; difficult; particular; bad-tempered; in a bad mood; displeased
attendance; participation; presence
(stroke of) luck; (unexpected) good fortune; godsend; windfall
greeting; a fine thing to say
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
to miss (doing); to fail (to do); to do without
to play a role; to serve a function; to play a part
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
set; suit; uniform collection; entirely; all; every one
aristocrat; nobleman; dignitary; person of high rank
to state; to express; to say; to tell; to mention
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
oxygen deficiency; oxygen shortage; lack of oxygen
thin (air); weak (liquid); dilute; lacking (enthusiasm, consideration, substance, etc.); insubstantial; deficient
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; difference
depiction; description; portrayal
direction (of a play, film, etc.); production; organization (of an event); arrangement; staging (for effect)
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
to understand; to appreciate; to interpret
to read the situation; to sense the mood; to read the room