upper level; upper grade; high rank; advanced level; senior level; upper class
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
to be greatly obliged; to be very sorry
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
post horse; mounted courier; express messenger on horseback; fast horse; swift horse
messenger; envoy; emissary
messy; shabby; scruffy; dirty; squalid; sordid
feeling (much) obliged; being (very) grateful; feeling sorry (for troubling someone); feeling ashamed (e.g. of an error); (arch.) shrinking back in fear
height; acme; extremity; end; limit
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
inviting another to one's home, office, etc.; (lit.) the trouble of coming (going)
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
(it was) no bother at all; not at all; it was nothing
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)
sincerely; earnestly; wholeheartedly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
carelessness; careless mistake; blunder; wetting oneself; soiling oneself
to be ordered (to do); to be charged with (a duty); to be assigned (a job)
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
one's personal belongings; one's vicinity; one's daily life; everyday necessities
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
any- (e.g. anything, anywhere, anyone); -ever (e.g. whatever, wherever, whenever); even (if it's just ...); at least; either ... or ...
to instruct; to tell to do; to ask to do; to order
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
call; summons; convening; convocation
some people; a number of people; several people; a few people
to breathe heavily (e.g. with much movement of the shoulders)
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
to start to move; to get going; to come alive
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to be palatable; to suit one's taste