to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
drawing room; parlour; parlor; reception office
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
no!; no no!; no, not at all
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
to like; to prefer; to be pleased by
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
to be pleased; to be in a good mood
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
control; check; restraint; inhibition
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
such; this sort of; like this
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly