to entertain; to make welcome
taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
please; somehow or other; one way or another
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
bold; shameless; cheeky; brash; impudent
abstention (from voting); renunciation (of a right); withdrawal (from a contest)
this occasion; at this time; now
older sister and younger brother
being stuck between a rock and a hard place; being in a dilemma; being torn between conflicting demands
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
headgear; headdress; (novelty) mask; head mask
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
to listen again; to ask again
there being no use in arguing (about it)
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
bodyguard; bouncer; bar (e.g. on a door); bolt; stick or pole used for self-defence
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
competent; suitable; qualified
to speak with an accent; to be corrupted (of word); to mispronounce
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
nice; good; well-executed
to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth
blind acceptance; blind belief; credulity
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
exorbitant; outrageous; ridiculous; absurd; excessive; inordinate
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)