house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to accept; to receive; to agree
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
staying the night; lodging (at)
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
article; thing; object; property; real estate
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
real estate agent; realtor
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
door; gate; opening; title page
to jar; to creak; to grate
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to bash; to hit hard; to strike; to beat (someone in battle)
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
one's last moments; death throes; agony of death
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
one's field of expertise; one's strong area
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...