seeing off and meeting on return
suited figure; person in a suit
it was very good of you to come; glad to see you
please come (and visit us); please come (to our shop)
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
good fences make good neighbors; a hedge between keeps friendship green
stand-offish; distant; not frank; watery (alcohol, coffee, etc.)
monetary; financial; pecuniary
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
woman's heart; female instincts or psychology
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
dying by the roadside; dying a dog's death
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
I got it; I see; I now know; So that's the reason
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
many; numerous; various; large number of
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
to dish up; to arrange food (on a plate)
feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear
cook; chef; tap; spigot; cock (male fowl); cock (penis)
personal affair; one's own affair
full-course dinner; multicourse meal
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
family-oriented; familial
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
like everyone else; like most people; like an ordinary person; as much as anyone else
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
heat of the day; hottest part of the day
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (playing card suit)
to be able to eat; to be able to swallow
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
situation where alcohol is being served; (over) a drink
worry; care; anxiety; mental exhaustion