chairman; moderator; toastmaster; master of ceremonies; chairperson; host (of a TV show, etc.)
lunch; (Western-style) single-plate lunch set; plate lunch; launch (boat); motorboat; ranch
history of one's love affairs
woman writer; lady writer; authoress
much-talked-about; recently popular; in vogue
a sight for sore eyes; seeing something beautiful or precious
to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on
cowardice; timidity; bashfulness
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
show business; entertainment industry; world of entertainment
loving couple; couple of lovebirds; happily married couple (who are always together)
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
second; secant; sec; dry wine taste
to watch what one says; to mind one's language
thickheaded; obstinate; inflexible; stubborn
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
field in which one acts unchallenged; unrivaled sphere of activity (unrivalled); one's monopoly
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
grandfather; male senior-citizen
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
fishing; collecting shells; fisherman
disclosure; exposure; revelation
to trip someone up; to pull the carpet from under
arguments for and against; pros and cons; mixed reception; mixed reviews
to sell like hot cakes; to fly off the shelves
to become old enough to understand what's going on around oneself (of a child, etc.); to reach the age of discretion
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
Buddhist (household) altar
12th anniversary of one's death
narrow-minded; obstinate; stubborn; perverse; unreasonable; warped
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)