smallish; on the small side
to squeeze; to wring out; to narrow down; to refine
this; our; the ... in question; right; justice; fairness
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
hold; catch; connection; relationship; unease; discomfort
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
and; thereupon; because of that
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
reservation; putting on hold; deferment
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
being amazed; being horrified; being taken aback
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
lapse; abatement; invalidation; expiration; expiry; becoming void
driver's license; driver's licence; driving licence
author; writer; novelist; artist
slander; calumny; defamation; libel; abuse
to follow in succession; to happen one after another
to be tired of; to be sick of; to get fed up with
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
attitude to life; form of existence; way of life
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk