to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
in search of; in order to look for
husband and wife; married couple
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
other; another; over; more than; I; me
sleeping during the day; (afternoon) nap; siesta
properly; in a good manner; sophisticatedly; seemly; in a dignified way
cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
formal; stiff; pompous; stern; solemn; grave
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
one's wife; wife (of somebody below the speaker in rank)
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
(arch.) clearly; (arch.) brightly; cleanly; purely
(company) director; executive; top management; important post; role with heavy responsibilities
doubt; distrust; suspicion (of)
self-government; autonomy; local (governmental) autonomy
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
etc.; et cetera; and so on
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
loan; roan; lawn (i.e. short grass); lawn (type of cotton cloth)
European linden (Tilia x europaea); common lime; lindane
baby carriage; perambulator; pram
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions