(walking a long distance) at a steady pace; trudgingly
wire netting; wire mesh; wire screen; chain-link mesh
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
postal delivery; mail delivery; postman; mailman
mail service; postal service; mail; mail; postal matter; postal items
suspicious-looking; fishy
utility pole; power pole; telephone pole; telegraph pole
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities
different form; different shape
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
pot; volcanic crater; (one's) buttocks; male homosexual; effeminate man
bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects
to hide from society; to avoid the gaze of society; to keep out of the public eye
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
to comfort; to console; to amuse
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
to stick in one's throat; to choke on something
something's wrong (with someone); not right (in the head); not oneself; crazy; nuts
memory; sense; experience
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
besides; in addition; also; moreover
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
sagacity; wisdom; intelligence
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
telephone book; telephone directory
detective bureau; detective agency; investigation firm