means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
quality (of a product or a service)
careful selection; careful screening; hand-picking
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
to face; to go towards; to head towards
to concern; to be related
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
in person; personally; directly
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
warm (treatment, reception, etc.); kind; cordial; hospitable; courteous; respectful
to entertain; to make welcome
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
economic; financial; fiscal
poverty; need; destitution; having great difficulty with; struggling greatly with; being in distress
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
tension; mental strain; nervousness