last chapter (book, etc.)
staunch; hardcore; dyed-in-the-wool; metal reinforcement
deterioration; getting worse; worsening; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
frequency (of occurrence)
nice to see you; good morning; good evening; adieu; farewell; bon voyage
hasty; impatient; restless; rash
mental; spiritual; emotional
exchange of letters; correspondence
creak; squeak; creaking; discord; strife; friction
happy event; cause for celebration; congratulations
foolish question; stupid question; one's question
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
natural virtue; personal virtue
in every nook and corner; from A to Z; from head to toe; from cover to cover
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
space alien; alien; extraterrestrial being
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
dubious tale; cock-and-bull story; questionable information; taking care not to be fooled
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; school; phylum; division; counter for cannons
the same generation; coeval
ringing; throbbing violently
side table; bedside table
so what!; who gives a damn?
trivia; snippet of knowledge
tidbit; titbit; digression; sidebar; snippet
minor; small; minor (key, scale, etc.); the minor leagues (US baseball)
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
irrespective of the person concerned; indiscriminately; anyone and everyone; anybody at all
lifting a ban; raising an embargo; opening a season (hunting, fishing, etc.); publishing contents; revealing information
bribe; sweetener; douceur
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
woman; girl; Chinese "Girl" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); feminine noun
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
small-scale (comedy) sketch; short skit
restoration; recovery; rehabilitation; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
(security) guard; caretaker; janitor; doorkeeper; gatekeeper