meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
indicates means of action; cause of effect; by
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember
unbearable; intolerable; unendurable
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
dozens; scores of; decades
second (unit of time); arc second
to be worried; to be troubled
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
sense of duty (obligation)
only; prostitute attached to a single member of the postwar Occupation Forces
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
careful consideration; deliberation; thinking over carefully
mask; disguise; guise; mask
it's been a long time; long time no see
your Highness; his Highness; her Highness
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
don't you think?; indicates question
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
to serve; to work for; to attend
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
unworthy; unbecoming; improper
but; however; even though; even if
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
from time immemorial; ancient; time-honoured; time-honored
custom; habit; customary practice