knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
steward; butler; court official; deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
duty; obligation; responsibility
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
letter; missive; note; mail
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
royal capital; imperial capital
don't you think?; indicates question
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
though one didn't intend (expect) to
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment
to pose as; to (successfully) impersonate; to pretend to be; to (completely) become; to (fully) turn into