isolation; separation; remoteness; seclusion; reclusion; inaccessibility
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
to raise one's voice; to shout
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
aromatic (roasted beans, roasted tea, etc.); fragrant (e.g. burning wood); pleasant-smelling; savory-smelling (e.g. barbecued meat); savoury; appetizing
particular; special; (not) particularly; (not) especially
to settle (in a place); to settle down
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
to spend all one's time doing; to do day in, day out; to do nothing but ...; to pass (of days)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
convenient; handy; useful
I'm sorry to have kept you waiting
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
thank you (for your hard work); I appreciate your efforts
to be glossy; to glisten; to shine with a luster; to look alluring; to be sexy; to be seductive
licking one's lips (at the sight of appetizing food); licking one's lips (in anticipation); waiting eagerly (for); salivating (e.g. at the thought)
bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
rash; thoughtless; careless; hasty; imprudent
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch
at first; in the beginning; originally
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)
barrier wall; bulkhead; partition; septum; diaphragm
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like