meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
host; landlord; innkeeper
article; item; thing; goods; wares
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
touch; contact; contact (with people); dealings; tangency
case (container); case (instance, situation); case
ray of hope; glimmer of hope
to make merry; to be festive
feeling good; feeling pleasant
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
long ago; previous; of a former age
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
to search for; to seek for; to look for
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
way of speaking; intimation
whereabouts; address; place of temporary residence
correct answer; right solution; correct interpretation; right decision; right choice; appropriate judgement
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
to tell (to do); to order; to tell (on someone); to report; to often say; to be used to saying
troublesome; difficult (e.g. customer, guest, child); laborious (e.g. task, dinner)
permission; approval; authorization; license
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
blame; censure; rebuke; reproof
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
obstinate; stubborn; headstrong
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
looking upon (someone) as an enemy; regarding as an enemy; being hostile toward
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to drag; to trail; to force (someone) along; to drag (along); to prolong; to drag out
to overlook (a mistake, fault, etc.); to tolerate; to let pass; to give someone a break; to let someone off lightly; to be lenient
power; authority; jurisdiction
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
on bad terms; at loggerheads