dignitaries; very important persons; VIPs
claim; demand; charge; application; request; billing (for a service)
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
dusk; twilight; twilight years; melancholia; melancholic nostalgia
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
recreation; diversion; relaxation
gable; gabled roof; building with a gabled roof; gabled roof construction
unable to compete with; not able to make a dent in (e.g. a problem); not able to get a solid hit in (e.g. in a fight); hard to chew
railing; guard rail; (arch.) (shining) brightly (of the moon or stars); (arch.) (flowing) endlessly (of tears)
stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé; rectangular dessert (usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)
rhombus; rhomb; lozenge; diamond shape
being very busy; busyness
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
follower; attendant; valet; servant
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
to turn (one's face) away; to avert (one's eyes)
place to look (esp. when averting one's eyes)
ripening (of a crop); crop; harvest
in the hand; (something) easily manipulated
inexperienced; unfamiliar (with); unversed; lacking experience
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession
to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
confused; chaotic; jumbled; upside-down
noisily (running around); with heavy feet; in a fluster; in a flurry; slapstick
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
with a clink; with a flop; suddenly; all of a sudden
good feeling; good will; favourable impression; favorable impression
child one is expecting; child in one's womb