guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
to irritate one; to get on one's nerves
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
Son of God; child of an emperor
birth; giving birth; creating; bringing into the world
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
(hand) gesture; movement of the hand
to push in; to force into; to break in (e.g. into a house); to intrude
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
to speak one's mind; to be frank; to tell the truth
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
soft sound; dampening (of sound)
narrow-minded; small-minded; close-minded; intolerant
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
politics; political manoeuvre; political maneuver
creeping at night into a woman's bedroom; stealing into a girl's bedroom at night to make love; sneaking visit
(public) peace; stability; tranquillity
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign