hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
boasting; big talk; bombast; Australian English
every person; every mouth; every entrance
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
complaint; troubles; objection; grievance
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
to eat up (completely); to put down (a rebellion); to suppress; (arch.) to make flat; (arch.) to level out
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
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
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
noisily (crowd of people talking); clamorously; in a hubbub; jabberingly; chatteringly; buzzingly
clearing one's throat; cough
to appease; to suppress; to calm
to begin to do; to cater; to deliver food
especially; above all; inter alia; among others
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
continually; continuously; incessantly; without interruption
having said that; on the other hand
several people; a few people
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
to look around; to survey
to finish watching (e.g. a movie)
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
declaration; proclamation; announcement
height of summer; hottest part of summer
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
still more; even more; much more; increased; greater
acceleration; speeding up
sultry; sweltering; stuffy; uncomfortably hot-looking (clothing, etc.); stuffy-looking
to overdo; to do too much
battlefield; battleground
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
third day of the month; three days