suffix for room numbers; suffix for apartment numbers
witnessing; observing; sighting
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post- (e.g. post-Cold War)
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
vacant or unoccupied room
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
to get tired; to become exhausted; to become worn out; to become battered (from long use); to get tired of (doing); to get fed up with
clipping (of newspaper article, etc.); cutting; scrap (for a scrapbook); cut-out (picture, coloured paper, etc.)
blackmail; extortion; racketeering; blackmailer; extortionist
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
extract; excerpt; selection
to solicit; to demand; to extort
to meet; to meet up; to rendezvous; to join (of roads, rivers, etc.); to flow together
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
if I'm forced to say something; if anything; if I must say; if I must choose
to be haggard; to be gaunt; to be emaciated; to be worn out (e.g. illness, worry)
drowning one's cares in drink; drinking in desperation
pistol; handgun; revolver
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
return of something; repayment
complete stranger; total stranger
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
to quit (a shady business); to wash one's hands of; to cut one's ties with; to wash one's feet
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to act as innocent
who on earth; just exactly who; who the heck
to be photographed; to be projected
to grow older (esp. older than other people in the same group or situation); to advance in age; to be very aged