to accept a kind offer; to take someone up on their offer
to run up to; to rush over
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
veteran (in a particular field); person with a lot of experience; old hand
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
surely; certainly; no doubt; must
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly
company; lot; people; troupe; company (of musicians)
different (quality, nature); heterogeneous
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
(not) in any way; (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; what kind of
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
logical; cogent; well-reasoned; logically consistent
(not) very; (not) so; (not) very much; (not) particularly; (not) especially
emperor; prince; princess
important documents; important papers
to breathe out; to exhale
separate room; another room; special room; (arch.) concubine (of a noble)
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
seeing (someone) off; send-off; deferment; postponement; letting a pitch go by; wait-and-see attitude
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
equal; identical; the same; no different (from); just like; equivalent
at work; in the midst of work; working
gap; opening; spare moment; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
order; sequence; procedure
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
to be heartbroken; to have one's heart break; to be overwhelmed with grief
pillage; plunder; looting; robbery
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
conclusion (of an argument, discussion, study, etc.); conclusion
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift