drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room
prayer; grace (at meals); exorcism
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
it is I who should say so
visit (from someone); call
to apologize; to apologise; to make an apology
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
to detain; to take into custody
investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
no!; no no!; no, not at all
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
layman; believer; adherent; follower; laity
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to act innocent
(frustratingly) slow; tedious; sluggish; roundabout (e.g. explanation); exasperating; irritating
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
denial; negation; negation; NOT operation
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
moving to a different location to start a new job; (proceeding to) new appointment
counter for birds or rabbits
dovecote; dovecot; pigeon house
carrier pigeon; homing pigeon
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
casualties; the killed and wounded
retreat; withdrawal; retirement
coercion; overpowering; overawing; daunting
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
such; this sort of; like this
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to ask a question; to ask questions
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to refuse; to reject; to repel; to repulse; to make (someone) leave; to send away
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
(having) life-and-death power (over)
right (to do something); authority; power