residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
banquet or reception hall
guard; sentinel; garrison
outsider; layman; amateur
to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
floral decoration; floral ornament
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
performance (of a play, opera, etc.); staging; presentation
participatory; participating; hands-on
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
spoiler; revealing important plot points of a story; spoiling a story
world view; outlook on the world; Weltanschauung (philosophy); appearance of a world (e.g. in fiction)
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
important person; strategic person; key figure
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
in every nook and corner; from A to Z; from head to toe; from cover to cover
noisily (e.g. from many people talking); creating a commotion; rustling (leaves); feeling a chill; getting the chills
earplug (for protection against noise or water)
how; in what way; I wonder
two by two; by twos; as a couple
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
(raining) heavily; (water rushing) plentily; with white noise; with a buzz
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
knitting; knitted material; crochet
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
cold-bloodedness; coldheartedness
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
study; library; den; home office; reading room