to dish up; to arrange food (on a plate)
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis
catch; catching; catch; shop tout; puller-in; catching (in swimming and boating); catching the water
backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
president (of a society); chairman
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
protegee; someone who one considers as a younger sister
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
intelligence agency; intelligence bureau; Cabinet Intelligence Bureau (1940-1945)
government service; the bureaucracy
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
presence (of a nobleman, the emperor, etc.); outrider (person riding horseback in the lead position of a cavalcade); My Lord; My Lady
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
many; much; plenty; hardly
to be too numerous; to be too much
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
from the beginning; from scratch
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
young wife; young married woman
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
to entrust; to leave to a person
mixing; compounding; dispensing (e.g. prescription)
cure-all; panacea; heal-all
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
of no interest; not interested
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in