to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
presentation; exhibit; suggest; citation
drawing room; parlour; parlor; reception office
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
to face on; to look out on to
to throw open; to leave open
considerably; greatly; a lot
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
bell (used for summoning or signalling); buzzer
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
presence; sitting with; being with
manners; courtesy; etiquette
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
transactions; dealings; business
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
to be profitable; to yield a profit
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
than; from; out of; except; but; more
good flavor; good flavour; delicacy; dainty
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
to smirk; to grin broadly