reception (desk); information desk; receipt; acceptance
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
to have a flag set (indicates the setting of a variable that determines, for example, how a game will end)
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; a kick
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
society; the world; the times
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
secondhand article; secondhand goods; used item
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; charm; appeal
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
common people; ordinary people; masses
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
personal; individual; private
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...