I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
detached house; single house; single building; isolated house; house in isolated location
storage room; storeroom; lumber room
and (concurrently; e.g. chauffeur and secretary); in addition to; at the same time; cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study)
to get over a bad mood; to get back in a good mood; to brighten up; to recover one's temper; to feel oneself again
every month; each month; monthly
beginning and end; from beginning to end; result; outcome; dealing with something successfully
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
(verbal) message; word (from someone)
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
cool; refreshing; clear (e.g. eyes); bright; clear; distinct
so-so; passable; now, now; there, there; my, my; oh my!
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
forbidding mentioning (something to others); imposing silence (on); ordering (someone) to keep quiet; hush money
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
tousled; shaggy (hair); scraggly (beard); dishevelled; disheveled; unkempt
to peel; to skin; to pare
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
agreement; concurrence; conformance; compliance
Dragon King; promoted rook
making off with (something); absconding; stolen; absconded (with)
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
a few years ago; some years back
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
still; yet; more; still more; furthermore; in addition
having the same family name and given name (as someone else)
information; experience; observation; seeing and hearing
troublesome matter; burden; difficult task; chore; hassle
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
not going (well); not proceeding (as one wishes); bad; not good; hopeless; beyond hope
to spare; to grudge; to regret; to lament; to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling
to gain a reliable foundation and be in a safe condition; to rest easy; (lit.) to board a large ship
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
with a plunge (of something sharp into something soft); with a thrust; with a stab; sullenly; sulkily; glumly
to take offense (at); to take offence (at); to feel hurt (by)
to fly; to race away; to vanish; to disappear; to rush over; to hurry over
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic