distant; remote; isolated
failure; mistake; blunder
last night; yesterday evening
leaving one's seat (before an event is over); excusing oneself (from a meeting, conversation, etc.)
as before; as ever; as it was originally
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
experiment; experimentation
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
guest room (at a hotel); guest cabin (on a boat); passenger cabin (on a plane); drawing room
repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
darkish; dusky; dark; murky
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
today and tomorrow; today or tomorrow; in a day or two; very soon
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
villain; baddie; the villain's part
to make a vow; to take an oath
antiques business; curio dealer; secondhand dealer
counter; counting device; (service) counter (at a bank, store, etc.); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); bar; counter-attack (in soccer); counter
to muffle one's voice; to speak (or sob, etc.) quietly
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
don't you think?; indicates question
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
grey moustache; gray mustache; white beard
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
great success; big hit; (hitting the) jackpot; big win; being right on the mark (of a prediction); being bang on
old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
to have the privilege of doing
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)