thereupon; shortly thereafter
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
canvasser; traveling salesman; travelling salesman; door-to-door solicitor
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
pettifogging lawyer; unscrupulous or unethical lawyer; shyster; casuist; sophist
guess; conjecture; surmise
police; police officer; police station
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
one layer; single layer; monopetalous; unlined kimono; single-edged eyelid; eyelid with an epicanthic fold
speaking voice; talking voice
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
originally; by nature; from the start
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
soft; software; soft hat; felt hat; soft serve ice cream; softball
by myself; in person; by oneself
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
(walking) stick; cane; wand
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
fine weather; fair weather
business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
to work hard; to make an effort
woman; female; feminine gender
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
nod deeply; glugging; drinking deeply