servant; manservant; menial
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
beginning of next week (usu. Monday); early next week
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
bold; shameless; cheeky; brash; impudent
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
dull; slow; stupid; dull-brained
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
normal; usual; ordinary; everyday
operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; driving; working (capital, etc.)
putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
it hasn't been long since
priority; order of precedence
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
to leave nothing undone; to give good service; to attend to everything; to be on someone's tracks (e.g. police); to catch up with; to close in on
intelligence gathering; information gathering
concern; circumstance which is becoming a problem; case (court)
truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
origin; source; birthplace; release from prison; discharge from prison; exit
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
one day; (on) a certain day
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
point in common; common feature
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
clear and beautiful (of a woman's voice)
to be softened; to calm down
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
seeking the bizarre (abnormal, grotesque, etc.)