conference room; council room
bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects
combination; assortment (of goods); assorted basket or box (e.g. of chocolates)
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
sister-in-law (spouse's younger sister or younger brother's wife); younger stepsister; younger adopted sister; non-blood-related younger sister
to reject; to spurn; to turn down; to refuse
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
seeing things in a favourable light (favorable)
to make a lovely picture; to be perfect for a picture; picture-perfect; picturesque
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
to send out; to forward; to show (a person) out
falling in love; attachment
close; intimate; on good terms
weeping; sobbing; softly (crying); with a prolonged dull pain; having a griping pain
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
kindness; intimacy; friendship
pair; the two; both persons; both things
benefit; use; good; profit; gains
recommendation; endorsement
lately; recently; nowadays
fellow women; between women; among women; woman-to-woman
to say all kinds of things; to complain; to find fault (with)
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
weak (constitution); sickly; feeble; in poor health
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
delineation; demarcation; drawing a line (e.g. between what's acceptable and unacceptable); (measuring) ruler