guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
(table) napkin; serviette; sanitary napkin; sanitary pad
to dust; to remove dust; to slap; to hit (with the palm); to use up money
individual; private person; personal; private
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
knowing; (an) acquaintance
prolific (writer, artist, etc.); productive; producing many works; writing prolifically
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
discovery; detection; finding
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
gesture; gesticulation; motion
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
please (give me); please (do for me)
article (in a collection, etc.); piece
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
leaving one's seat (before an event is over); excusing oneself (from a meeting, conversation, etc.)
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
splish-splash; with a splash
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
dinner party; ceremonial dinner; dinner meeting (or lunch, breakfast)
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
yearned for; longed for; missed