to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
to smash up; to defeat crushingly
crude; rough; plain; humble; shabby
travelling clothes; traveling clothes; travelling outfit; traveling outfit
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
to speed; to tear away; to skip over (e.g. pages)
to go through the proper procedures; to follow the required steps
to have a talk; to tell a story
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
without; but if; otherwise; or else
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
how many people; a number of people
searching for someone; search for a missing person
oak; orc (fictional race common in fantasy literature); ork
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
crossing; traversing; traversing horizontally; passing west to east (or east to west); cutting horizontally
resigning from a company on marriage (of a woman)
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
liquor store; wine shop; bottle shop; sake dealer; liquor-store owner; brewer
neighboring town; neighbouring town; adjacent town
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
so; like this; in this way
destination; place where one is visiting
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
eccentric; crank; oddball
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam