physical work; manual labour (labor)
stable boy; stable hand; groom
postal delivery; mail delivery; postman; mailman
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
salesperson; shop assistant; hawker; (arch.) male prostitute
live-in domestic service; live-in apprenticeship; public duty; public service
recuperation; medical treatment
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
cancellation; withdrawal; abolition; revocation; cancel; CAN
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money
to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
to live; to make a living; to get on with
manual labor; manual labour; toil; Labour Party
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
relation; connection; relevance
from time immemorial; ancient; time-honoured; time-honored
counter for choices, options, etc.
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
too much; excessively; too
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
piercing; shrill; noisy; loud; clamorous; wild
having a wife; marrying (a woman); marriage
unconventional; eccentric; offbeat; aberrant; outlandish; crazy
all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
to write down (what someone says); to take down dictation; to take notes (e.g. of a lecture); to copy out (a text)
fourth day of the month; four days
privacy; secrecy; confidentiality