dinner party; ceremonial dinner; dinner meeting (or lunch, breakfast)
prime minister's official residence
founder; organizer; organiser
good (person, nature, etc.); good-natured; virtuous; honest
extent to which (something) is true or false; whether or not (something) is true
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
postwar period; period after Second World War
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
to come uninvited; to crash (a party); to butt in
to sit in a row; to be present (and lined up)
tying up; binding; total; sum; conclusion (e.g. of a gathering); end; final meal after a drinking party
foil; (gold, etc.) leaf; prestige
dated; date; date of effect (e.g. a rule change); fixed; external
sashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans)
record keeper; recorder; archivist
(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after
tearing off; stripping off; ripping off
muscular; lean (of a company's operations, etc.)
fear; dread; fright; willies
all sorts of things; (anything and) everything; by all means; at any cost
to shout (in anger); to yell
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
to cuddle; to comfort; to rock; to soothe; to dandle; to humor
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
blessings of nature; nature's bounty; gifts of nature
to die out; to become extinct
to survive; to continue living; to escape death
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
sweet (taste); luscious; sweet (melody, dream, etc.); delightful; pleasant
excavation (usu. archeological); dig
life or death; existence; destiny
equal; equivalent; equals sign; equality sign; equals (as in "A equals B")
in terms of; from the point of view of