older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
planning; project; plan; design
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
not at all; don't worry about it; forget about it
recreation; diversion; relaxation
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
draft; draught; cold air entering through the crack of a door or window; cooling off of a relationship; draft of cold air between two persons
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
to etch into one's mind; to remember well
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
listening comprehension; aural comprehension; hearing what others say; gathering information, opinions, etc.; public hearing
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
everything; anything; nothing
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
to finish reading; to read through
lese majesty; lèse-majesté
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson
to fight; to exchange blows; to rally
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
sword battle (staged for television, etc.); sword fight