to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
to call out; to ask someone to come
no!; no no!; no, not at all
originally; by nature; from the start
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
craftsman; artisan; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
how many years; how long; what year
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
program (e.g. TV); programme
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
very; extremely; excessively
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
leading a meeting; presiding over a meeting; officiating at a ceremony; chairman; presenter; host
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
myself; yourself; I; me; you
I see; that's right; indeed
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
to subsist; to keep on living
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
by myself; in person; by oneself
topic of discussion; agenda
seriously; in earnest; for real; all out; really; with a will
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)