beginning; outset; first; onset
tune (melody, piece of music)
splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
caller; visitor; company; guest
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
to say; to tell; to state; to do
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
growth period; growing season
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
even more; still more; one step; one rung; one paragraph; one passage
no!; no no!; no, not at all
done; just done; just finished
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
reserved; introverted; reticent; shy; withdrawn
fly in the ointment; small flaw in otherwise perfect object; only trouble; only fault
unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
to come (home) to one; to click; to ring a bell; to appeal to one; to speak to one; to impress one