door; gate; opening; title page
banter; teasing; chaffing; merely asking the price; just looking at goods; window-shopping
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to play a central role; to take a leading part
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
each; (arch.) you (plural)
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
to take a breath; to take a short rest
interrogation room; interview room; sweatbox
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
company president; manager; director
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
extra (charge, fare, etc.); premium; bonus; (after a number) tenths increase
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
inquisitively; pryingly; nosily; thoroughly; persistently; through-and-through
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
to be cleared of a charge
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
eyewitness report; eyewitness information
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble up; to put together in a hurry
truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
anonymity; using an assumed name
postcard; memo; note; card
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
dubious tale; cock-and-bull story; questionable information; taking care not to be fooled
railway track; railway line; railroad; railway; track; line
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
faked information; bogus intelligence; disinformation
to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest
publication; issue (of journal, newspaper, etc.); issue (of banknotes, bonds, passport, etc.); raising an event (software)
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck