two meals; (eating) two meals a day
tenth day of the month; ten days
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
understood; I see; OK; present; here
vice versa; also the converse; reverse is true
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
to be crowded; to be packed; to be jammed
combination; union; incorporation; congruence
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to get along (with someone); to be like-minded; to be congenial
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
upstart; nouveau riche; new money; piece promoted to gold general
depression; low spirits; luxuriant (of vegetation)
height; acme; extremity; end; limit
clubbers; frequenters of nightclubs; partygoers
open-top car; convertible; soft-top
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
zaibatsu; financial conglomerate; industrial group
upstart; parvenu; jumped-up person
formal marriage interview
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
household (electrical) appliances; home appliances; consumer electronics
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
homecoming; returning home
depressed; bummed out; down; heavy-hearted; heavy-spirited; feeling reluctant (to do)
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said