residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
lighting up; illumination; floodlighting
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
than; from; out of; except; but; more
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
working adult; full-fledged member of society
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
courtesy call; courtesy visit
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
first meeting; first interview with
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
formal; courteous; ritual; ritualistic
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
young girl; lass; adolescent female
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
duty; obligation; responsibility
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to repeat; to do something over again
to make oneself pleasant to everybody; to smile at everybody; to try to please everybody; to make things pleasant
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
to gather; to collect; to assemble
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
for example; for instance; e.g.