I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning
medical history; case history; clinical history
mention (in a document); record; entry; statement; listing
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
to mesh (of gears, cogs, etc.); to engage with each other; to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength; to mesh
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
useless resistance; vain struggle
to enter (house, room, etc.); to step in
please excuse the intrusion; I'm coming in
expectation; anticipation; forecast
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
detached house; single house; single building; isolated house; house in isolated location
lantern (esp. handheld oil lamp); hurricane lamp
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
furnishings; implements; equipment
to plant oneself; to settle in; to be well-established (e.g. of a religion in a particular area); to have taken root
layout (of a house or apartment); arrangement of rooms
ahead (of); before; slightly earlier
empty; hollow; bare; main hall of a temple (often vast and empty)
cookware; cooking utensil
to suspend (from); to hang (down); to dangle
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
to become completely dry; to dry out; to dry up; to parch
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
alone; by oneself; unaccompanied; unaided; single-handed; without one's family
unsanitary condition; lack of hygienic care; inattention to hygiene; unhygienic conditions
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind