secret; private; surreptitious
tea party; get-together; tea ceremony
godsend; lifesaver; timely offer; windfall
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
acquaintance; making someone's acquaintance
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
passing (a test, examination, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); (giving something a) pass; skipping (one's turn)
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
meeting; get-together (e.g. among friends)
carrier pigeon; homing pigeon
unconsciousness; having no recollection of one's actions
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
at once; immediately; right now
to be in a tizzy; to be in a frenzy; to have one's eyes light up; to have a different look in one's eyes
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
obligation; favour; favor; debt of gratitude
consensus; collective will; collective opinion
himself; yourself; herself
consideration; thoughtfulness; sympathy; compassion; feeling; kindness
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
state of things; state of affairs; condition; situation; circumstances
in the end; at the end of the day
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
indicates means of action; cause of effect; by
interference; intervention; meddling
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
three sides; three faces; page three (of a newspaper)
with a flash; brightly; dazzlingly; sparklingly; brilliantly (shining)
street at night; making a night journey
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
to go wrong; to turn for the worse
setback; deadlock; standstill; impasse; miscarriage
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)