hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
to grudge; to begrudge; to be stingy; to be unwilling to pay
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
line of defence (defense); lines (as in enemy lines, etc.)
having served one's purpose; being finished (with); business settled
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
to be of no concern to one; to be nothing to do with one
to draw closed the curtain (of a theatre, etc.); (fig.) to come to an end
short end of the stick; short straw; unlucky number; blank; bad bargain
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
levelling of ground (for construction); preparation of soil (for planting)
in the middle of something; busy with something; in commotion as a result of something untoward happening; currently importing or capturing data
champion of justice; knight in shining armor; crime avenger; hero; super hero
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
common sense; general knowledge; common knowledge
food to fill one's stomach; something to satisfy one's hunger
filthy; squalid; dirty; foul; sordid
profit-and-loss arithmetic; calculating profit and loss; mercenary point of view
large build; large pattern
space; room; vacancy; opening; free time; time to spare
to collapse into; to flop onto
thief; robber; burglar; rebel; insurgent; traitor
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
steward; butler; court official; deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)
splendid; praiseworthy; admirable; well done!; bravo!
fearfully; timidly; cautiously; nervously
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
to check; to stop; to keep back
un-; non-; negative prefix
true ancestor; var. of vampire (in fiction)
to exert oneself and win; to gain (victory)
to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)
the number of flat things; win-loss difference which influences the ranking of wrestlers
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine
writing something on commission; newly written text