official business; public business
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
that is to say; so that means
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
to be able to manage somehow or another
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
serious; not joking; straight
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
briskly; quickly; promptly
story; tale; talk; discussion
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession
with a click; with a snap
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
again; once more; a second time
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort