hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
waterproof shoes; rubber boots; Wellington boots; gumboots; overshoes; galoshes
mackintosh; macintosh; raincoat
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
meeting; get-together (e.g. among friends)
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
a certain someone; Mr So-and-so
banknote; bill; note; paper money
criticism; critique; review; commentary
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
Afghan; Afghanistan; afghan (blanket, shawl)
to warm (e.g. one's hands over a fire); to dry; to toast; to grill; to broil
heavy outfit designed to keep out the cold
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
very strange; bizarre; weird; mysterious
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
to be entwined; to be involved
worldly affairs; ways of the world
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
shuffling of tiles; cleaning mahjong tiles
to mix; to stir; to scramble; to churn
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
willful; wilful; selfish; carefree; do-as-you-please; freewheeling