old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
balcony; veranda; verandah; porch
gesture; gesticulation; motion
total situation fully understood; understood; agreed
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
elevator; lift; elevator (aviation)
button (clothing); push-button
rising; ascending; climbing
next; next person; room adjoining a noble's parlor
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
such; like that; in that way
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
letter; note; epistle; correspondence
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
hostile; adversarial; antagonistic
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
to lose; to miss; to forget; to be excessive
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
to reveal by washing the surface; to expose by washing away dirt, earth, etc.; to discover (by investigation); to bring to light; to start washing
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
to be astonished to hear; to be incredulous about; to express disbelief; who do you think you're kidding by saying (that); what a laugh!
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to make a cynical remark (about); to make a sarcastic remark (about); to satirize; to mock
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
to affect someone's prestige; to be beneath one's dignity
to do (something) to spite (someone); to rebuke indirectly; to make an insinuation; to make a display of affection (for each other); to show off a relationship
incomparable; cannot compare (with); beyond comparison; in another league
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is