information session; briefing; explanatory meeting
to feign ignorance; to evade one's responsibilities
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
to have an eye on; to zero in on
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
something like ...; something called ...
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
executive secretary; coordinator; organizer; person in charge of making arrangements
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
friend of a mother who is also a mother; mothers who are friends
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
any more; any further; any better; any longer
to make an enemy (of); to antagonize
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
adulterous partner (in a relationship); adulterous lover
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such