to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
story; tale; talk; discussion
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
trouble; bother; annoyance
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
courtesy call; going around to say hello (or goodbye) to everybody; making the rounds
trying to think of a way (to do); devising means (to do); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
box of sweets (usu. given as a gift)
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
in the future; another day; later
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
seeing (someone) off; send-off; deferment; postponement; letting a pitch go by; wait-and-see attitude
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
contacting; getting in touch; communication; call; message
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
with a crunching or grinding sound; quickly; promptly; crispily; crunchily
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
(separate) house; detached house
quickly; promptly; immediately; indifferently; coldly
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); good work; see you; goodbye; tiredness; fatigue
local residents; neighbours; neighbors
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)
setting up (a structure, building, camp, etc.); construction; preparation (e.g. of a venue); arrangement (of an event)
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
each; (arch.) you (plural)
to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump