to entertain; to make welcome
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
attendance; participation; presence
to devise an elaborate plan; to exercise one's ingenuity; to work out a scheme
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear
multilateral; many-sided; diversified
order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
rising (smoke, clouds, etc.); rolling up; billowing up
production (e.g. play); direction
cutting the cake (at a wedding)
rainbow-colored; rainbow-coloured
sense of fulfillment; sense of completeness; sense of accomplishment; sense of contentment
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
overnight guest; house guest
to ask for permission (before doing something); to ask first
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
mwahahaha (evil laughter)
concession; conciliation; compromise
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
a day after the fair; (at a) stage when it's too late
active; dynamic; energetic
graceful; ladylike; modest; gentle; polite; quiet