husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
looking for something; searching for something; object being sought
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
strict prohibition; ban; interdiction
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
to enter; to trespass; to interfere; to meddle; to pry into
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
in the same way as; just like
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
secret accounts; unauthorized accounting; under-the-counter accounting
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
main bedroom; master bedroom
side table; bedside table
internal (e.g. disk); built-in; equipped (with)
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
originally; by nature; from the start
in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form
even though; despite; when
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
to be haggard; to be gaunt; to be emaciated; to be worn out (e.g. illness, worry)
looks; countenance; facial features; physiognomy
disposal; abandonment; scrapping; annulment; cancellation; abrogation
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
two persons; two people; pair; couple
favorite; favourite; habitually used
brand items; brand-name goods
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...