to set off to advantage; to bring into prominence; to support; to favor; to rouse (spirits); to march (a prisoner) off
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
not at all inferior to; compare favorably (with); being even better than; rivalling; surpassing
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
eyesore; unpleasant sight; obstructing a view
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
cut end; section; opening; point of view; (different) perspective; new approach
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
common orient clam (Meretrix lusoria)
stuffed food (e.g. eggs, tomatoes)
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to mark the end; to spell the end
messenger; envoy; emissary
accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
residence; mansion; estate; dwelling
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
return present; return gift; something done in return (as way of thanks); retaliation; revenge
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
from what I've heard; according to reports; from what they say