noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
because of; owing to; due to
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
wasteland; wilderness; abandoned land; devastated land
shabby; unsightly; unkempt
western style-house (esp. those built before WWII)
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
dwelling; house; residence; living; life
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
black with hints of blue (as in a bruise); bluish black
gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin
appearance; air; mien; getup
most of all; extremely; supremely
exactly; nicely; to a tee; to be fitting
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse; litter
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects
to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to take issue with; to make a problem of; to report (news); to cover
particular; special; (not) particularly; (not) especially
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
to take a fancy to something; to be moved; to feel inclined to
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
imagination; supposition; guess
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to be crazy; to be mad; to have a screw loose
always; all the time; never; usual; regular