tea party; get-together; tea ceremony
attendance; presence; appearance
dress; attire; clothing; getup; outfit; personal appearance
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
stairs; stairway; staircase
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
arguing back and forth; bandying words; verbal tug-of-war
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
mother-in-law; foster mother; step mother
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
preliminary announcement; previous announcement; portent; sign; forewarning
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
I see; that's right; indeed
letter; missive; note; mail
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
really; truly; indeed; good grief
release (e.g. information); disclosure (legal); show; indication; display
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
to concern; to be related
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come