reception room; parlor; parlour
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing (on a typewriter)
strange; odd; unusual; eccentric; peculiar
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
open; spacious; extensive
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
plunking (down something heavy); flumping (into a chair)
nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?
to say; to be called; to do
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; presence; appeal
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
defending to the last; desperate defence; stubborn defence
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to give someone a surprise; to catch off guard and fluster; to frustrate (e.g. someone's plans); to give someone a blow; to scare the hell out of
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
of course; certainly; naturally
close (relationship, connection, etc.); intimate; near; being in close proximity; being adjacent
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
riding together; riding with
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
to notice; to realize; to be attentive; to be scrupulous; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses)
in the same way as; just like
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
(another's) daughter; young lady
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
don't you think?; indicates question
trembling (with fear, anger, etc.); shivering (with cold); shaking; quivering
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding; approval; consent
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape); extraction (of compressed data)
next; following; subsequent; stage; station