thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
every year; yearly; annually
to subsist; to keep on living
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
voice; speech; sound of a voice; sound (e.g. of a TV)
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
businessman; industrialist
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
hygiene management; hygiene control; sanitation
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image (in film and TV)
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
dried sweet potato; satsuma sweet potato steamed, sliced and dried
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; price reduction; discount; exaggeration
one thin flat object; one sheet
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when