to stagnate; to be delayed; to be left undone; to be overdue (of a payment); to fall into arrears; to be outstanding
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
reception (desk); information desk; receptionist; receipt; acceptance
with a burst of strength; rapidly; in one go
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
going out; one's best clothes; formal (e.g. language); best (behaviour, manners, etc.)
to wear a mask; to hide one's true intentions
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
to entrust (to someone); to leave (in someone's hands)
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); (court) case; project; enterprise; advertisement
a moment; a minute; an instant; stubborn; obstinate
someone; a certain person
big welcome; welcoming greatly; being very welcome
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
first come, first served; the early bird catches the worm
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
ordering (materials); placing an order; order
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
one's appearance; clothing; costume; dress
secret; private; surreptitious
on bargain sale; rising in popularity; up-and-coming; budding
suffix for familiar person
notice; attention; observation
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
really; truly; indeed; very; extremely; terribly
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then
possibility; chance; potential; potentiality; possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
valley (with a river running through it); gorge; ravine; canyon
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
scholar; academic; scientist; learned person; person of learning
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
fort; stronghold; fortification
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or someone else
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
iron (Fe); steel; iron (will, discipline, lady, etc.); railway; railway enthusiast
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
to put together; to combine; to join together; to match against (e.g. in a sport)