welcome!; nice to see you!
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
engagingly; cordially; amiably; sociably; hospitably
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
master; Your lordship; My lord; husband
edge; brink; verge; time; moment of
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
study; library; den; home office; reading room
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
stylish; smart; with a crack; crisply (e.g. fried, starched); tearing off; ripping off
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
gem; jewel; precious stone
pin (e.g. hairpin, bowling pin, golf pin, etc.); one (on dice, in cards, etc.); beginning; best; kickback
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
finding employment; getting a job
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
to marry (a woman); to take to wife; to take in marriage
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
document; official papers
certificate (usually of proof of something); credentials
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
to settle peacefully; to work out peacefully; to come to an amicable solution; to become reconciled
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight