to name; to call; to christen; to term
to have one's hands slip (and drop something)
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
identical; same; one and the same; fair; equal treatment; without discrimination
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
separate room; another room; special room; (arch.) concubine (of a noble)
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
wedding reception banquet
excited condition; excited state
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
mourning; abstinence; taboo; religious purification; pure; holy
plump; chubby; voluptuous
female office worker; office lady; overlap; orienteering
on the bone (meat, etc.); unboned; skeletal system; skeleton
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
to shoot dead; to bring down (an animal); to win (a prize, someone's heart, etc.); to make one's own
heart-warming; kind-hearted; warm-hearted; considerate; kind; heartfelt
older employee who does not have much actual work
high praise; great admiration; rave reviews
thunderstruck; hit by a thunderbolt; struck by lightning
love at first sight; being taken with someone at the first meeting
married woman; another's wife
business; trade; operations; sales
under development; in development
to dart one's eyes about; to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered
to live up to (one's) expectations; to meet expectations
dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall
refined; genteel; graceful; decent
to remember; to recollect; to recognize; to recognise
to take to task; to take it out on
value; worth; merit; estimation; evaluation; appraisal
beauty and fortune seldom go together; the beautiful die young
having a crush on someone; flushing
shed skin (of a snake, insect, etc.); ecdysis