to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
as before; as ever; as it was originally
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
to look down on; to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
to settle a matter; to get even with someone
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
kitchen; galley; (Internet) troll
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
rest; break; recreation; recuperation; convalescence
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
to amuse oneself; to make merry
to smile broadly; to grin widely
brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish (of photographs)
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
had better ...; had better not ...
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear
assessment (of value, damages, etc.); revision (of a budget)
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
even if ...; even supposing that ...
outward appearance; apparent
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)