vague; fuzzy; elusive; slippery
to speak frankly; to speak unreservedly; to open up to each other; to talk candidly; to speak by laying everything on the table; to talk straight from the gut
caller; visitor; company; guest
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
from here; from this place
feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear
to be greatly perplexed; to be at a loss; to be sorely troubled; to be greatly embarrassed
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
creeping about; stirring restlessly; squirming
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
frank; candid; frankfurter; frank
frunk; front trunk (e.g. of a car)
rough (estimate, manner, etc.); crude; broad; loose; careless (work)
to accord someone every courtesy
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
cancelling (a debt); forgiving (a debt); being even; forgetting (what was said or done); pretending (something never happened)
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
stance; attitude; standpoint; stance; posture
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
setting a bad example to others
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
slight cold; bit of a cold; touch of a cold; lingering cold
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
person in charge; senior staff; manager; chief; head
while; during; performed in this condition
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
good (place to leave off); convenient