elder sister; effeminate man
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
talking while standing; standing around talking
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
please excuse the intrusion; I'm coming in
losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; feeling hesitant; feeling nervous; feeling diffident
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to work out a plan of deception; to scheme; (arch.) to think up a plan; (arch.) to think over a plan; (arch.) to discuss; (arch.) to consult
to live in hiding; to live as a recluse
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
in advance; beforehand; previously; ahead of time
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
to grow timid; to cower; to become perverse; to become contrary; to be cramped; to be constrained
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of a visitor's arrival); informing (someone) of a visitor's arrival
connection; link; relationship
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
sabotage; subversive activities
competent; suitable; qualified
eloquence; volubility; (lit.) (like) water on a standing board
to half-rise to one's feet
to give shelter to; to lodge; to put up; to accommodate
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
receiving an official appointment; being appointed (to the post of)
to take (someone to a place); to take (someone) with one; to take along; to lead away
guarding; guard; railway bridge (over a road); (railroad) overpass; flyover
(verbal) message; word (from someone)
nod; inclination of the head
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
busy; hectic; hurried; rapid; quick; sudden
at; in; at; when; by; with
to make time; to carve out some time (to do something)
radiant smile; contented smile
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
to open wide (doors or windows); to throw open; to fling open; to leave open; to keep open
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
escape; skipping (a class); cutting class; escape (key); escapement (clock mechanism)