large and rough; big and tough; unrefined; rustic; extreme; excessive
at the very beginning of one's speech; the first thing (one) says after opening the mouth
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
contract; compact; agreement
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
essential part; indispensable part; unavoidable part; front and back matter (of a book, magazine, etc.)
manners; courtesy; etiquette
thirteen; 13; king (playing card)
prime of one's working life
loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
claim; demand; charge; application; request; billing (for a service)
in the future; another day; later
compensation; reparations; indemnity; damages
in a great quantity; plentifully; greatly
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
one's house; one's home; one's family
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear
to put all one's skill (into doing something); to do something to the best of one's ability
expectation; assume will happen; forecast
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
on countless occasions; many a time
words of thanks; words of gratitude; acknowledgements; apology
to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint
but; however; provided that
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
university student; college student
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic