soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
moving to a different location to start a new job; (proceeding to) new appointment
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
young girl; lass; adolescent female
being somewhat excited (agitated)
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat
step; stride; counter for steps
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
leading aristocrat; great house; grand seigneur; boyar
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
shortage of talented people; shortfall in human resources
both; both sides; both parties
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
lineage; pedigree; good family
vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology
keeping house; being confined to one's house
to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive
severely beaten up; repeatedly punched and kicked; thoroughly defeated; attacked relentlessly (with words); fiercely criticised; bombarded with verbal abuse
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
riskiness; (level of) danger
suggestion; hint; implication
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
underhanded; unfair; makeshift; stopgap
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy