favorable treatment; favourable treatment; hospitality; warm reception; good treatment; hearty welcome
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
to not give in; to be obstinate; to be stubborn; to be perverse
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to show up; to appear; to turn up
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
returning home; visiting one's parents; new bride's first visit to parents
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
(horse-drawn) cab; gharry; fiacre
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
humming a tune; humming unconcernedly
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
those (near the second person)
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to remind (someone of something); to call attention to; to make sure of; to emphasize; to emphasise
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)