dubious; puzzled; suspicious
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; price reduction; discount; exaggeration
reopening after renovation
group discount (rate, reduction)
ticket; coupon; bond; certificate
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
weeping; sobbing; softly (crying); with a prolonged dull pain; having a griping pain
feigned tears; crocodile tears
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
appreciation (of art, music, poetry, etc.)
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
relatively; comparatively
minor; small; minor (key, scale, etc.); the minor leagues (US baseball)
opening to the public; making available to the public; putting on display; exhibiting; showing (play, movie, etc.); holding (interview, etc.)
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
whispering; murmuring; subdued
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
time; season; period; phase; stage
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
to pile up; to accumulate
notification; pre-1886 administrative order
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve