to demolish; to tear down; to pull down
autumn of last year; fall of last year
heart; guts; nerve; central part
exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
to curse; to cast a spell; to haunt; to cause a bad result; to bring about a negative outcome
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
until now; so far; up to the present
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
lock; padlock; tablet; lozenge; pill
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
empty nest; empty house; empty home; burglary (of an empty house); burglar (who targets empty houses)
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
suffix for familiar person
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
aimlessly; unexpectedly (showing up); slowly swaying; staggering; moving feebly
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction