cold reception; inhospitality
nice; likeable; desirable
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
minus; subtraction; negative (number); deficit; loss; disadvantage; drawback
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
loan; lending; favor; favour; creditor; method of lending
firm promise; definite promise
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
to hurry; to rush; to quicken (of one's breath); to pant; to gasp (for air)
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
to be impatient; to be eager; to be restless; to be excited; to be in high spirits
itemization (of expenses); the items; breakdown; classification
deviation; inclination; offset; polarization; polarisation
hope; white hope; person of promise
to happen to ride together; to share a vehicle; to (operate a) carpool
to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
top-heavy; big-headed; overly-theoretical
(school) grade; year; class; grade; kyu (junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
direct talks; direct negotiations; talking to someone in person
companion; comrade; escort; member of a party; fellow traveller; fellow traveler
somehow; for some reason or other
promotion; raising of status
selection (from many people for an important position); exceptional promotion
triumphant; exultant; in high and proud spirits
coachman; driver; cabman; postilion
combat power; fighting strength
highish; somewhat high; on the high side; somewhat expensive; comparatively expensive; on the expensive side
to lean to one side; to oppose; to look aside; to regret
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
difference; variation; difference
power; might; authority; influence
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
to burn hotly; to burn redly; to lose one's temper; to get mad; to be upset
(degree of) seriousness; level of commitment
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite