first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
poorhouse; almshouse; workhouse
to assume an aspect; to take on an appearance
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
ruin; destruction; devastation; waste; decay
refugee; displaced person; person inconvenienced by (lack of something); person unable to satisfactorily (marry, shop, etc.)
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
conduct of business; management; acting as agent (of a land owner, house owner, etc.); being in charge (of a house, etc.)
of course; certainly; naturally
like this; this sort; this way
to accept; to receive; to agree
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
congress; parliament; diet; legislative assembly
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
much less; to say nothing of
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
contradiction; inconsistency
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to disentangle; to untangle; to unravel; to relax; to soften; to relieve (e.g. stress, tension)
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
conversation; conference (usu. between important people); discussion; interview
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
time; hour; period; class
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
host (of a party, summit, etc.); host (of male host club)
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)