horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
twentieth day of the month; twenty days
freely; at liberty; at will; as one likes
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
labor; labour; manpower; working force
hotel expenses; expenses incurred during a stay
lodging; relay station; post town; constellation; mansion (in Chinese astronomy)
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
best one could ask for; just what one wants; welcome (news); heaven-sent
month-long period; (during) month
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
easy; smooth; without a hitch; quick
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
to speak with an accent; to be corrupted (of word); to mispronounce
hotel charges (for lodging, not meals, etc.)
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to be confusing; to be different from what one is used to
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
around the world; throughout the world
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
to clasp together (esp. hands); to entwine (e.g. fingers)
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing