occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
too much; excessively; too
invitation; introduction; temptation
naturally; of course; understandably
flustered; confused; panicked
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
hurdle; hurdle race; hurdles; hurdle; obstacle
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
to be given the cold shoulder; to be jilted; to be rejected; to be dumped
exceptional; unusual; special; especially; exceptionally; unusually
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
to be relieved; to feel relieved
corridor; hallway; passageway
to begin to walk; to set out
unexpectedly; accidentally; by chance
trio; gang of three; threesome
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
two blessings at once; flanked by two beautiful women
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
both hands; both arms; ten
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
feeling; mood; disposition; mental attitude; somewhat; slightly
tension; mental strain; nervousness
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend