news (from someone); word; letter; tidings; contact
fan-tan (card game); sevens; parliament
neurasthenia; nervous breakdown; concentration (card game involving turning over face-down cards to find identical pairs)
It's nothing!; Don't mention it!
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
firmly; solidly; sturdily; strongly; toughly
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
to give a glance (at); to take one look at
-less; lacking; non-existing
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
no-holds-barred party; free and easy gathering
manners; courtesy; etiquette
(program of) entertainments; special events; exhibitions; amusements; attractions
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
regretful; sorrowful; bitter; contrition
height; acme; extremity; end; limit
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
to stand on tiptoe; to rise in the world; to become arrogant
laughingstock; butt of ridicule
to torment; to harass; to tease
to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of
you (primarily used by males when addressing their male equals or inferiors)
pregnancy; conception; gestation
need for caution; need for care; requiring special attention
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; recognition; cognition
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
extremely gruesome; lurid; violent; bloody; fierce
of all people; a person of ...'s standing
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
attendance; presence; appearance