hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
beautiful (of one's appearance, voice, bearing, etc.); lovely; heartwarming (of a relationship, state of affairs, etc.); beautiful; wonderful
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
after a long time; for the first time in a while
changing completely; transformation
thin or light silk; sheer silk; veil (mystery)
clean; clear; pure; honest; clean
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
to glitter; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glisten; to gleam; to glint
unprecedented; never seen before
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
to inquire (about); to enquire; to ask; to interrogate; to question intensely; to grill (someone about something)
there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...
fear; dread; fright; terror; trepidation; panic
even (e.g. even a child); as long as (it is, you are, etc.); (if) only; just
to be ardent (of passion, zeal, etc.); to be aflame
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
180 degrees; complete (about-face; in policy, opinion, etc.); radical (change); hundred-and-eighty degree (turn)
to backfire; to have a harmful result
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
to ask for; to apply for; to make an application for; to file a request for; to submit (e.g. one's resignation)
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer
location (of); position; whereabouts; place where one is
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
letter; note; epistle; correspondence
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
forced march; (fig.) doing something on a very strict schedule
to head out (for); to head (to); to go (to); to leave (for)
to win the favour of (favor); to be acknowledged (e.g. by a superior); to measure up to
to pick a fight; to pick a quarrel
genuine; authentic; true; real
obstruction; hindrance; blocking; disturbance; interference; interruption
profound; deep; grave; solid; dignified; stately
colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)