duty; function; office; mission; task
(for) how many days; what day (of the month)
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
haughty; arrogant; proud; stuck-up
good prospects; full of hope; promising
one-by-one; separately; in detail
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
innocence; guiltlessness; absence of the fact; insubstantiality; (arch.) insincerity; (arch.) dishonesty
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
postal delivery; mail delivery; postman; mailman
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
clattering; (with a) clunk
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
heart; guts; nerve; central part
palpitation (of the heart); pounding; throbbing; thumping
racking one's brains; worrying oneself; being anxious
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
heat of the day; hottest part of the day
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
high-spirited; cheerful; assertive; vigorous
mailbox; letter box; letterbox; mail slot
(addressee's) name; (recipient's) name and address
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
piece (scrap, bit, strip) of paper
to pick out; to single out; to select; to extract; to draw out; to pull out
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
thirtieth day of the month; thirty days
fighting windmills; tilting at windmills; mimicking a wrestling match by oneself (as a form of street performance, etc.)
to wish someone good luck; to wish someone success
to jump at; to be attracted by
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
twenty-seventh day of the month; twenty-seven days
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!