wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
such; like that; that sort of; very
just one person; only one
pretext; pretense; pretence
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
countenance; features; looks
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
news; word; tidings; omen
guffawing; roaring (with laughter); (laughing) heartily
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
gem; jewel; precious stone
to get a big surprise; to be astonished
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
police van; paddy wagon; prisoner transport vehicle
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
escort (e.g. under guard); convoy
electric line; electric cable; power cable; telephone line; telegraph wire
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
to say (something) over one's shoulder
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
device; instrument; vessel; container; ability; capacity
danger; peril; hazard; risk
to say no more; to sink into silence
with a single flash of light; glitteringly; sparklingly; twinklingly
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
to switch off; to turn off
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace