invitation; introduction; temptation
notice; notification; permission; consent; rejection; refusal
grudge; complaint; reproach
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
performance of one's official duties
complication; confusion; disorder
leaving; going home; quitting one's job; free time; leisure
warm welcome; friendly reception; hospitality; entertainment
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
tea party; get-together; tea ceremony
tedious; boring; being fed up with
personal; individual; private
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
(not) by any means; (not) for anything; wouldn't do for anything; had enough; flatly refusing
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to prostrate oneself before
haughty; arrogant; pompous; self-important
odds and ends; all; every
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
unexpected; unscheduled; unforeseen; unplanned
irritation; annoyance; frustration
(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead
blood relationship; consanguinity; blood relative
upper side (go, chess, othello board)
promotion; encouragement; fostering; unwanted help (usu. unintentionally harmful); unnecessary help
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
single word; a few words; brief comment
monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic
cold reception; inhospitality
guess; conjecture; surmise