to treat (a guest); to receive; to entertain; to be hospitable to; to make welcome
guarantor; surety; sponsor; reference; bondsman
(university) admission category for recommended candidates
certain; definite; clear; credible
restoration; repair; mending
(hand-to-hand) fight; grapple; scuffle; struggling (with a problem, task, etc.); grappling; wrestling
to act as a go-between (for); to mediate; to arrange; to entertain (guests); to treat; to receive
certified (as genuine, valuable, etc.); guaranteed (article); of established reputation; acknowledged; pièce de résistance
high praise; great admiration; with critical acclaim; to rave reviews; currently; presently
impeccable; unimpeachable; cannot be faulted; above reproach; beyond reproach; faultless
negative image (of something or someone); bad image; bad impression
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
feigned ignorance; pretending not to know; pretending not to recognize (someone); unconcerned air; indifference; nonchalance
(verbal) message; word (from someone)
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
cheerful; lively; lighthearted
light-emitting diode; LED
computer graphics; CG; computer-generated imagery; CGI
any- (e.g. anything, anywhere, anyone); -ever (e.g. whatever, wherever, whenever); even (if it's just ...); at least; either ... or ...
message; report; handing over (to a successor); transfer
encouragement; cheering on
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
frontmost; a short time ago; a little while ago; just now
leaving (a library, museum, etc.); exiting
being out of time; passing the deadline; time-out
to keep in contact (e.g. by phone, mail, etc.); to keep in touch
ending up right back where one started
criticism; blame; rejection; flick (of the finger)
shame; compunction; remorse; shame felt towards oneself and others