witnessing; observing; sighting
older sister; elder sister
at that time; in those days
shortcut; short-cut hairstyle for women
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
investigator (usu. of criminal cases)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to be satisfied (with an explanation, apology, etc.); to be happy
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
advance; moving forward; progress
incident; affair; happening; event
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to live; to reside; to inhabit
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear
to remember; to recollect; to recognize; to recognise
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to be found; to be discovered
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you