to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
delivery; handing over; turning over; extradition
to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply
immediate reply; quick answer; ready agreement
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
letter; missive; note; mail
commission; proxy; power of attorney; authorization
level of comfort (of objects you sit on)
Alan (member of an ancient Scythian people)
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
highest ever; record-high; highest on record
skilled person; capable person; doer; performer; giver; bestower
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
this family; we; this house
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
please sit down; please have a seat
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
guest of honor; guest of honour; good customer; important customer
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
success; prosperity; boom
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
second day of the month; two days
labyrinth; maze; mystery; dungeon
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
two times; twice; two degrees
to get strong; to gain strength
worried look; concerned expression
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home
prime of one's working life
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; strolling; rambling; idly; lazily
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty