thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; amusement; hobby
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
I'm sorry to have kept you waiting
to use as an intermediary; to mediate; to assist; to worry; to mind; to care
the truth; fact; as it is; as you are; frank; bare plain
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
chaos; confusion; disorder; chaotic; confused; uncertain
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
breath; breathing; tone; mood
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
to mix; to stir; to scramble; to churn
step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
to be used to; to get accustomed to; to train; to discipline; to tack (in needlework); to baste
though; even if; whether ... or ...
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; (arch.) to enjoy the beauty of; (arch.) to appreciate; (arch.) to admire
banter; teasing; chaffing; merely asking the price; just looking at goods; window-shopping
to come and see (someone, something); to visit
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)