to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
staying up late; keeping late hours; sitting up late at night; nighthawk
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
everyone; everybody; ladies and gentlemen
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
schedule; program; programme; agenda
to be prolonged; to drag on
long stretch; long haul; marathon; long scene (in a play); long act
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
engagingly; cordially; amiably; sociably; hospitably
greeting; a fine thing to say
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
to look away; to avert one's eyes
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
to make one's heart flutter
toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory
private room; single (room); room for one; (toilet) stall
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
gunfighter (esp. in the American Old West); gunslinger; gunman
horsepower; hp; energy; vitality; horse-drawn cart
ring finger; third finger; fourth finger (in piano-playing); fourth toe
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
feigning innocence, ignorance or naivety; someone (esp. a woman) pretending to be innocent, ignorant or naive
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
(wicker) basket used for carrying fish; creel