one's house; one's home; one's family
nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?
to give shelter to; to lodge; to put up; to accommodate
honour; honor; glory; privilege
to bathe; to receive (an honor, etc.)
the way back; the way home; return trip
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
to begin (doing); to start; to set about; to get down to
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
tearfully; in tears; weeping; reluctantly; unwillingly; with a heavy heart
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon
to set out (on a journey); to start (a task)
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
to jump in; to dive in; to fly in; to rush in; to dash in
being very active; being very useful; playing a very active part; making a spectacular showing; great efforts; splendid work
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
abusive language; violent language; wild words
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
don't worry about it; never mind; it's OK
to frame; to falsely accuse of a crime
to encourage; to cheer on; to cheer (someone) up; to raise (one's voice)
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
terrible; terrifying; dreadful; astonishing; astounding; staggering
every ...; every other ...; at intervals of ...; with ... in between; ... apart
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
to raise objections; to complain; (to have the right) to say anything
admission (to a school or university); entrance; enrolment; enrollment; matriculation
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
shrieking; squealing; screeching; chattering (e.g. of a monkey); chittering
to stay long; to hang around; to hang out; to be immersed (in water) for a long time; to soak
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
joining (a group); becoming a member (of); joining the ranks (of)