to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
drawing room; parlour; parlor; reception office
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
door; gate; opening; title page
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
white person; Caucasian; (arch.) beginner; (arch.) amateur; (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
man; male; masculine gender
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
tall figure; high stature
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
to recall; to remember; to recollect
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
knowing; (an) acquaintance
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
extremely rich person; multimillionaire; billionaire; daifugō; daihinmin; Japanese card game similar to President
to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
to fall into (someone's) hands; to fall under someone's control; to become someone's property (e.g. of an object)
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
secret investigation; private enquiry; private inquiry; reconnaissance; scouting
boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
imagination; supposition; guess
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly