preference; priority; precedence
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
somewhat reserved (diffident); shyly; timidly; retiringly; in a retiring (reserved) manner
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
to order; to command; to appoint
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
last night; yesterday evening
to miss each other; to cross (in the post); to go astray; to go wrong
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
and then; and so; and; so then
to trick someone (into confirming or revealing the truth); to ask a leading question
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
preface; introduction; lead in (to a joke, question, etc.); lead up; payment in advance (by bank transfer); swinging (one's body) forward
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
tone (of voice); manner of talking