hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
thoughtless; reckless; seldom; rare; ordinary; usual
government; administration; statesmanship
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
your will; your pleasure; your wish; certainly; as you say; you are quite right
with all due respect ...; I venture to say ...; Excuse me, but ...
robust health; able-bodied
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
forced march; (fig.) doing something on a very strict schedule
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to be doing; to be in the process of doing
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
a little bit; a little while
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
convenient; handy; useful
without cause; without reason
shameless person; sophisticated person; brazen hussy
wholehearted; earnest; determined; intent; single-minded; straightforward
to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
sincerity; true heart; devotion
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
to shake; to waver; to tremble
imperial visit; imperial outing
gaudy; showy; garish; loud
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to instruct; to tell to do; to ask to do; to order
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured
formal; courteous; ritual; ritualistic
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue