bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
parking lot; car park; carpark; parking garage
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
freely; at liberty; at will; as one likes
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to discuss; to talk together
taking on one's share (e.g. of work); dividing (work, expenses, etc.) between; apportionment; allotment; allocation; assignment
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
front entrance; front door
kitchen door; back door; service door; host's entrance to a tea-ceremony room
police officer; policeman; policewoman
highly conscious; highly aware; well-versed; highly knowledgable
one way or the other; either way
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
inside; interior; inner part
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
tool (esp. software, etc.); tour (e.g. Tour de France)
second (unit of time); arc second
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
look of amazement; looking dumbfounded
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
on bad terms; at loggerheads
I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
temporary truce; ceasefire
news; word; tidings; omen
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)