parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
detective agency; enquiry agency
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
innocent; naive; unsophisticated; birth-
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
easy; simple; simple (way of thinking, etc.); simple-minded; soft; lax
future (usually near); prospects
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to go out and away; to leave
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
water; (drinking) water; night entertainment business; nightlife worker; racy; titillating
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
narrow-minded; small-minded; close-minded; intolerant
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
story; tale; talk; discussion
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to be silent; to say nothing
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
older brother; elder brother
being unfamiliar with a locality; not knowing one's way around; (lit.) not knowing one's right hand from the left; being clueless
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
imagination; supposition; guess
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
letter; missive; note; mail