poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
wall clock; grandfather clock
mail service; postal service; mail; mail; postal matter; postal items
at work; in the midst of work; working
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
to finish reading; to read through
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
carelessly (throwing, tossing, etc.); nonchalantly; casually
to bring (somebody into a place); to lead into
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
raincoat; mackintosh; macintosh; trench coat
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
delicious; appetizing; appetising
exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak
the L-word (i.e. love); being in love
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
on the occasion of; at the time of
composite photograph; photomontage
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
to do one good; to be beneficial; to stand in someone else's shoes; (arch.) to care deeply for someone
to stand in (someone's) place; to be in a (certain) position
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
libel; defamation; slander; character assassination
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
price; cost; value; worth; value
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
crunching; chewing or crushing something hard; hard and crunchy; very skinny; emaciated
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
piercing; shrill; noisy; loud; clamorous; wild