How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
first meeting; first interview with
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
welcome!; nice to see you!
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
ancestor; forefather; foremother
one thin flat object; one sheet
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
this family; we; this house
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
to wear one's hair up; to arrange one's hair
neckline (of dress, etc.)
Katharine; Katherine; Katheryn
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
great writer; major writer
debut work; one's first work
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
publication; issue (of journal, newspaper, etc.); issue (of banknotes, bonds, passport, etc.); raising an event (software)
catalogue; catalog; inventory; certificate indicating an impending gift