retainer; vassal; servant
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
woman; female; feminine gender
property; fortune; assets
inheritance; succession; accession; share-alike
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
near; close; beside; third person
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
going back to sleep (e.g. after waking up in the morning)
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
pistol; handgun; revolver
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
settlement; solution; resolution
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
observation; survey; watching
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
overconfident; presumptuous
top-heavy; big-headed; overly-theoretical
feeling; sense; impression
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts