to summon; to get used to call
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
sour (expression); (lit.) as if having swallowed a bitter bug
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
reception room; parlor; parlour
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
authority; power; influence
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
some nerve (as in 'you must have some nerve to ...')
information; experience; observation; seeing and hearing
Sorry to impose but ...; Excuse me but ...
to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)
problems caused by old people; harm to society by gerontocracy
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
one color; one colour; one article; same tendency; everyone being caught up in the same thing
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
conversely; on the contrary
scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean
chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
yearned for; longed for; missed
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
to freeze (of one's body); to be frozen; to become numb (with cold); to be chilled
outsider; someone outside of a group
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
living room (Western style); sitting room
physical strength; muscle strength