caller; visitor; company; guest
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
open; spacious; extensive
clear; sonorous; full-sounding; resonant; bright
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
atrium; well (in building); blow-by; blow-bye; drafty; draughty
corridor; gallery; hallway; cloister (i.e. covered walk typically circling a building or garden, esp. in a palace or place of worship)
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
pronoun; synonym; classic example; pattern
to throw at; to turn; to raise
young girl; lass; adolescent female
there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...
don't you think?; indicates question
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
observation; survey; watching
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
stairs; stairway; staircase
to buy (stock, materials, etc.); to purchase; to lay in; to get; to obtain
information; news; information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.); informatics (as a subject)
future; (future) prospects; bringing (from abroad, another region, etc.); bringing about; giving rise to
having great hopes for (someone's future); expecting much of; pinning one's hopes on
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
to be turned inside out; to betray; to double-cross; to break into falsetto; to crack into falsetto
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
to irritate; to offend; to provoke; to get on one's nerves
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
big and round (esp. of eyes); round and cute; spinning; whirling; plump and round; chubby
curl; curly hair; ringlet
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
how many years; how long; what year
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)