to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to act as an agent for; to intermediate; to announce (someone's arrival); to answer (the door, the phone); to convey (a message)
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
voluntary activity; voluntary service; labor of love
under custody; under supervision; undecided match; draw; tie
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
(social) class; rank; grade
personal; individual; private
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
leading aristocrat; great house; grand seigneur; boyar
unwell; in a bad state; not working properly; out of order; inconvenient; troublesome
going out; one's best clothes; formal (e.g. language); best (behaviour, manners, etc.)
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
infatuation; adoration; blind love; doting (on a child)
caller; visitor; company; guest
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
playfulness; playful mood; imaginativeness
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
strategy; stratagem; trick; scheme; plot
to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep
being overheard; being leaked (e.g. secrets); going in one ear and out the other
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
means of transportation; transport service
the relation of master to servant
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
preliminary step; first step
paralysis; palsy; numbness; stupor