to detain; to keep; to lock up; to retain; to leave (letter) till called for
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
transactions; dealings; business
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
awesome; awe-inspiring; august; discourteous (to a superior); lacking due respect
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
foresight; foreknowledge; intimation; premonition; prediction
to invite in; to show someone in
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
to follow; to accompany; to cleave to; to join up with; to obey implicitly; to flatter
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
long-cherished ambition; satisfaction
to become settled; to be fixed
to resolve; to make up one's mind; to decide
instead; but (on the other hand)
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
grandfather; male senior-citizen
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
already; now; no longer; not any more
not a moment to waste; there is no time to lose; cannot wait any longer
to be impatient; to be eager; to be restless; to be excited; to be in high spirits
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture