at a moment's notice; readily
to feel uncomfortable; to be offended; to have a bad time
conviction; belief; confidence
being apt to; being liable to; being inclined to
pathological; morbid; unhealthy; diseased; unwholesome; abnormal
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
finally; at last; at length; barely; narrowly; hardly
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
nice; likeable; desirable
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
detached house; single house; single building; isolated house; house in isolated location
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
mailbox; letter box; letterbox; mail slot
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to
other than; excluding; without
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
(not) even once; (not) ever
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
testimony; (verbal) evidence
ability; capability; skill
one's family (home) background (environment)
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
unbearable; intolerable; unendurable
anyhow; at all events; in any case; either way; anyway
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
continuation; succession; series
striking (at something) and missing; swing and a miss; vain attempt
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
black; black (coffee); without cream or milk; exploitative (esp. of employees); overly harsh; boldface
silence (not speaking); muteness
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about