shopping; purchased goods
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
man; male; masculine gender
clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning
had better ...; had better not ...
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
some people; a few people; several people
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
black suit; mourning clothes; black-suited staff member (e.g. in restaurant, sex establishment, etc.)
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
round-the-world trip; circumnavigation; globe-trotting
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
newsprint; newspaper used for wrapping, packing, etc.; newspaper
to (dramatically) fall over; to fall flat
exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured
boldface; bold-type; thick characters
heading; headline; index; headword
virtual currency; cryptocurrency
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
business trip; official trip
suitcase; trunk; trunk (of a car); boot; (trunk) line