one's house; one's home; one's family
to achieve enlightenment; to attain enlightenment
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of a visitor's arrival); informing (someone) of a visitor's arrival
headmaster; principal; dean; provost; rector
dwelling; house; residence; living; life
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); because ...; for good reason; there is a (good) reason that ...
curious; strange; unusual
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
visit (from someone); call
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
opportunity to show one's abilities; time to show one's stuff; one's province
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to put all one's skill (into doing something); to do something to the best of one's ability
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
to one's heart's content; as much as one likes; without reserve; freely; to the full
to behave; to conduct oneself; to act; to treat (someone) to (food or drink); to entertain (e.g. to lunch)
welcome; (warm) reception
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
hit it off with (a person); find a kindred spirit in (a person); sympathy; mutual understanding
by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
one act (of a play); scene; event
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
neat (neatly); tidy; trim
to concern; to be related
counter for books; volume
poor excuse (of a); nearly non-existent; barely sufficient; token (effort, etc.); symbolic
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
quarreling; wrangling; argument; fuss
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
favorite; favourite; habitually used
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run
tending to find things bothersome; person who tends to find things bothersome
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis