to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
engagingly; cordially; amiably; sociably; hospitably
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
involuntarily; reluctantly; against one's inclination; against one's will; as a matter of unpleasant necessity; despite oneself
to project; to stand out; to jut out; to go somewhere (e.g. for work); to proceed to; to leave for
Shinto priest; chief Shinto priest (of a shrine); Welsh onion; pun in Buddhist monk jargon
spit; skewer; proxy (computer server)
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
decision; determination; resolution
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
other intention; hidden purpose; ulterior motive; ill will; malice
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
horse laugh; guffaw; wild laughter
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
no!; no no!; no, not at all
poor-quality; low-quality; shoddy; low-grade
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
serious look (on one's face); straight face
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
tedious talk; impertinent talk; repetitious talk; saucy speech; pretentious statement
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
east, west, south and north
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail