receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
intimacy; affection; familiarity
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
knowing; (an) acquaintance
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
since long ago; already; for quite a while; for some time now
to be tired of waiting; to wait impatiently
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
to get impatient; to become irritated; to fret; to chafe
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
to leave (a scene); to step away
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
one's principal residence; main home
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
to reschedule; to recompose; to recross (one's legs); to reset
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
absurdity; contradiction; incoherence; irrelevance
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
news; word; tidings; omen
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
to grow taller (of people)
indicate reason; infers some protest
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
head; lead; vanguard; first
every person; each one; everybody
to feel that something is true or actually happening; to hit one (realization, thought); to sink in
hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room