to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
counter for books; volume
riding together; riding with
as (for); for; in the capacity of
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
in detail; with great care; completely; fully
dubious tale; cock-and-bull story; questionable information; taking care not to be fooled
ago; since; before; previous
science fiction; sci-fi; SF
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision
reality; actuality; hard fact
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
to be certain of; to have faith in; to believe completely; to trust (someone completely)
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
exactly the same; exactly as is; without any change
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
relation; connection; relevance
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
complicated and mysterious
to begin talking; to open up
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month