only; merely; but; no more than
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
prank; practical joke; horseplay; mischievous trick
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
door handle; doorknob; door knob; knob or handle which operates the door catch
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
sit down; sit up; Sit! (to a dog)
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
merchant; trader; expert (in a trade or profession); professional; woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); demimondaine
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
to etch into one's mind; to remember well
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
being too late; losing one's final chance
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
your will; your pleasure; your wish; certainly; as you say; you are quite right
the three character styles: square and semicursive and grass
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention