to invite in; to show someone in
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
news; word; tidings; omen; foreboding; premonition
suited figure; person in a suit
armchair; chair with arm rests; senior staff
seat; bench; temporary job while looking for a better job or until one marries
to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)
to put into the mouth; to eat
being present (at the same meeting, occasion, etc.); attendance (with); sitting with; same (seating) precedence; same rank
to see; to look; to watch; to try to ...
vehicle; conveyance; (means of) transport; ride (at a fair, amusement park, etc.); attraction
waiting expectantly; waiting eagerly; looking forward to; long-awaited
hot topic; talk of the town
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
hasty; impatient; restless; rash
11th day of the month; 11 days
steel; steal (baseball, basketball)
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
soon; shortly; before long
dignitaries; very important persons; luminaries; big shots; VIPs
to beat someone to the punch; to get the drop on (someone); to forestall
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
tide; current; tendency; trend
to go (to); to make one's way (to); to visit
wasteland; wilderness; abandoned land; devastated land
travelling (a long and difficult journey) on foot; walking (all the way) across; travelling through; travelling all over (e.g. a country); visiting all the major locations (of a region, etc.)
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
to spend all of one's time in idle amusement
beyond expectation; contrary to expectations; unexpectedly
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
to take into consideration; to bear in mind
reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)
love or affection for one's parents
control; restraint; suppression; constraint; curtailment; inhibition
mole; whistle-blower; informant; adulterer; adulteress
special characteristics; peculiarity; distinctiveness
to understand from experience
urgent; requiring quick (response)
original method; original procedure; genuine way (of doing something)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
gentlemanly; well-mannered; well-bred; gentlemanlike
as soon as ...; just after ...; immediately after ...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly