treachery; betrayal; perfidy
duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
state ceremony; laborious; troublesome; irksome
poverty; need; destitution; having great difficulty with; struggling greatly with; being in distress
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards
caller; visitor; company; guest
to entertain; to make welcome
to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)
chai; spiced Indian tea (usu. boiled in milk)
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
product; produce; result; fruit
change; transition; return present
counter for generations; epoch
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
self-righteousness; self-justified
to degenerate; to lapse into
to mistake someone for someone else; to misread; to misjudge
certainly; for sure; distinctly; clearly; firmly; tightly
to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
reason; cause; circumstances
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
elder sister; effeminate man
to be able to manage somehow or another
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
absolutely normal; perfectly commonplace; taken for granted
to say; to tell; to state; to do
ring; loop (of rope); halo (of an angel)
bed; berth; crib; cot; kip; bedroom