that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
postal delivery; mail delivery; postman; mailman
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
go that far; to that extent
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
long time; long interval; for quite some time
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
when it becomes; when it comes to
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to pass (of time); to elapse
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
mysterious thief; phantom thief