lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
recoil; hesitation; flinching; shrinking back
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
chairman; moderator; toastmaster; master of ceremonies; chairperson; host (of a TV show, etc.)
to gather; to collect; to assemble
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
French; French food; French cuisine
leading person; foremost figure
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
noted family; noble family; prestigious school, organization, business, etc.
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; amusement; hobby
man; male; masculine gender
one large ...; a great ...
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
trouble; bother; annoyance
to not be worthy of the reputation (e.g. restaurant, Diet member, etc.); to not be worth the name; to not deserve to be called
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
one-man (show, team, etc.); tyrant; dictatorial person; conductorless bus (i.e. having only a driver); conductorless train
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...