astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
secret (recipe, medicine, etc.); mysteries (e.g. of an art)
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
bearded face; unshaven face; hairy face
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
attractive middle-aged man
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
(all) through (e.g. the night); throughout (e.g. the year); within (e.g. the week); in the course of (e.g. today); all over; throughout (e.g. the world)
to run about; to rush about
tough guy; wild one; veteran (in a particular field); expert; person of surprising audacity; someone with a lot of nerve
apart from that; to return to the topic; enough of that
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
confusion; disturbance; commotion; chaos; disorder
everybody; every last one of them; all
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
living thing; organism; creature; biology
port city; harbor city; harbour city
call; summons; convening; convocation
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
matter (to attend to); business; affair; use; need
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
loan; lending; favor; favour; creditor; method of lending
dealing appropriately (with a situation); taking proper measures; handling (an issue) carefully; making the best of (a bad bargain)
end; close; conclusion; termination
classified information; top secret
pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
to leave nothing undone; to give good service; to attend to everything; to be on someone's tracks (e.g. police); to catch up with; to close in on
unwell; in a bad state; not working properly; out of order; inconvenient; troublesome
moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
to balance; to be in harmony; to be in equilibrium; to suit; to go well together; to be a good match