slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
your husband; her husband
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
many; much; plenty; hardly
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to lose (money, etc.); to waste one's (time, etc.); to have one's efforts come to naught
no!; no no!; no, not at all
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
private property; personal belongings; personal effects
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
here and there; everywhere
dried fish (or shellfish, etc.)
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
confusion; bustle; turmoil; to rush around; to act frantically
inspection; audit; judgement; judgment
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
nasty; disgusting; detestable; unpleasant; disagreeable; creepy
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
sharp (blade, image, mind, etc.); sharp; number sign; hash sign; mechanical pencil
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
materials; data; document
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate