this family; we; this house
threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors); sill
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
out of luck; (at the) end of one's rope
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
to swindle out of; to cheat out of; to defraud of; to misrepresent oneself as; to pretend to be; to assume (a name or title)
to take over; to capture; to seize; to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
at any rate; in any event; either way; anyway
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
weird; disgusting; sickening
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
memo; memorandum; note; (diplomatic) memorandum
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise
document; official papers
all; entire; whole; altogether
entrusting (everything to); leaving (a matter) entirely with
to arrange beforehand; to make a sign to each other; to conspire
point of compromise; common ground
deposit (esp. on renting a house); security money; bond payment; guarantee
deposit; earnest payment; earnest money
this year; this fiscal year; this school year
to make a payment via bank deposit transfer; to discard another player's winning tile
contriving (to raise funds, to find time, etc.); working out (a solution)
preliminary investigation; preparation
barefaced (e.g. lie); shameless; transparent; pure white; very clear
tedious; boring; being fed up with
the same night; that night
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
scale; scope; plan; structure
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
rest; break; recess; intermission