to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
northern part; the north (of a region)
southern part; the south (of a region)
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
passerby; pedestrian; foot passenger
inattention; absent-mindedness
to wag one's tail; to flatter; to butter up; to fawn (on)
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
main street; avenue; boulevard
negligent; neglectful; careless; remiss
rather; sooner; preferably; on the contrary; if anything
naturally; of course; understandably
performance (as opposed to practice); going before an audience or on-air; game; match; high of the season; height (of summer, etc.)
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
to disentangle; to untangle; to break up into pieces; to pick apart; to relieve; to ease
to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
having an ancient and honorable origin; of good lineage; of noble birth
(opening) with a clatter; loudly; flinging (open); (changing) completely; dramatically; suddenly
remarkable; striking; brilliant; splendid; spectacular; wonderful
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down
disappointment; despair; despondency; broken heart; adversity
marsh; swamp; obsession; addiction; ugly man; retard
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
quirk of fate; curious coincidence; happy chance
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others