police officer; policeman; policewoman
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
to get excited; to make one's heart leap; to make one's heart pound
reality; actuality; hard fact
to bring back; to restore
clearing one's throat; cough
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
empty nest; empty house; empty home; burglary (of an empty house); burglar (who targets empty houses)
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
female help; female labor; woman's handwriting; (arch.) hiragana
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
to head towards; to direct one's steps to
presence (impressive quality)
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
a pair (of shoes or socks)
expectation; assume will happen; forecast
with a start; with a jump
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
flurried; flustered; upset; nervous; embarrassed
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded