to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
staringly; scrutinizing; scrutinising
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
tortoiseshell (of the hawksbill turtle); bekko; tortoiseshell (esp. of the Chinese soft-shelled turtle)
to hit (a person); to strike; to beat; to deliver (a speech); to give (an address)
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
beard (esp. on the chin); goatee
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
all; entire; whole; altogether
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
grey moustache; white beard
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired); to close off (e.g. subscription list)
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
among these; between these; of these
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
calico (pattern); tortoiseshell-and-white; calico cat; tortoiseshell-and-white cat