to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
wife and children; (arch.) wife
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
various countries; various regions; various provinces
to wander from place to place; to change jobs
custom; practice; convention; precedent
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
to shout (in anger); to yell
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
ferryboat; ferry; passenger boat; shared fishing boat
port city; harbor city; harbour city
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
please come (and visit us); please come (to our shop)
closing years (period, days); last stage; end stage; terminal (e.g. cancer, disease, etc.); final
to happen to ride together; to share a vehicle; to (operate a) carpool
wharf; quay; landing-stage; jetty
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
one eye; one of one's eyes
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
each and all; every single one; everybody
to spread (e.g. a rumor); to circulate; to disseminate
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
making a killing; making easy money; robbery
I don't know about ... but; it may be possible for ... but
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
on the occasion of; at the time of
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky