you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
hors d'oeuvre; appetizer; appetiser; starter
main dish (e.g. meat, fish, but not rice); principal dish
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
privacy; secrecy; confidentiality
conversation; conference (usu. between important people); discussion; interview
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
misconstruction; distortion; misinterpretation; misunderstanding; perversion; contortion
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
to know (a person); to think
international; diplomatic intercourse
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
light color; light colour
favorite; favourite; habitually used
to sit up straight; to straighten one's posture; to straighten up
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
everyday clothes; ordinary clothes; casual wear; informal dress
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
operation; functioning; running
voice recognition; speech recognition
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high