wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
unfortunately; regrettably
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
detached house; single house; single building; isolated house; house in isolated location
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
to transfer (to a different place, group, etc.); to change; to move to the next stage (of a plan, etc.); to divert (one's attention) to; to focus on (something different); to spend (time); to let (time) pass
wooden house; frame house (building)
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
plain; unaffected; natural; unpretentious; frank; candid
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
chimney; smokestack; funnel (of a ship); carrying a passenger without turning on the taximeter
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
number one; first; best; most; game; round
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
being obtrusive; being conspicuous (in a bad way)
to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch
now that you say that; now that you mention it
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (of a book); (one) complete set (of books)
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
growth period; growing season
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
wise; clever; smart; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good
choice; selection; option
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of a visitor's arrival); informing (someone) of a visitor's arrival
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
home; household; family; hearth
interior design; interior; upholstery