lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
with intense concentration; eagerly; intently; devouringly
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
burglary (carried out while a house is temporarily vacated)
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
empty nest; empty house; empty home; burglary (of an empty house); burglar (who targets empty houses)
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
oversight; omission; something overlooked; thing left unnoticed
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
to be suspicious (of something or somebody)
to look through; to hold up to the light; to make an opening; to leave space; to fart without making a sound
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
I see; that's right; indeed
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
resuscitation; regeneration; reformation; rehabilitation; playback; regeneration (sound, etc.)
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway