detached house; single house; single building; isolated house; house in isolated location
drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
party; banquet; reception; feast; dinner
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
reskilling; improving one's skills
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
to look around; to survey
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
influential person; man of importance
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
chief seat; seat of honor; seat of honour; head of the table
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to encamp; to take up positions
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
loveable; very likeable; like very much
fruit; nut; berry; fruits; profit
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
hungrily; greedily; voraciously; ravenously
to be seething (with anger); to be frenzied; to be menacing; to be murderous
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to have a meal; to take a meal
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
very hungry; starving; fawning; bowing and scraping; giving in; being dented
just a minute; small quantity
figure; body shape; build; physique; form
totteringly; staggeringly; unsteadily; lanky; spindly; slender
heredity; (genetic) inheritance