candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
recommendation; referral; endorsement
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
to help each other; to cooperate
had better ...; had better not ...
innocent; childlike; guileless; free of malice; thoughtless; simple-minded
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
having; holding; wear; durability; shouldering (an expense); being responsible (for paying)
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
gofer; dogsbody; person who is made to do things or get things for someone else
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
invitation; introduction; temptation
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
such; like that; that sort of
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that)
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off