guest; visitor; visitor's arrival
entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining
when it becomes; when it comes to
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
at that time; in those days
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
courtesy call; courtesy visit
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
remote place; backcountry; the sticks; hinterland
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
hair color; hair colour; fur color; disposition; type; kind
to dazzle one's eyes; to hold one's gaze; to fascinate; to captivate
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
skirmish; brush (with the enemy); small fight with a military enemy; squabble; quarrel; brief argument
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
low birth; humble origin; lowly; base; vulgar
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
silence (not speaking); muteness
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy