(being) off night duty; end of a night shift
chest of drawers; bureau; cabinet; tansu; dresser
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.); to dry the bottom of a ship (to prevent insect damage)
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
to dislocate one's back; to be unable to stand up due to fear or surprise; to lose one's legs
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
of course; certainly; naturally
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
way (of doing); manner; method; means
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
to get on well (with a person); (lit.) to be a good match with one's horse (e.g. of a rider)
avoiding to commit oneself; (being) noncommittal
race (of people); type of person
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
vague; fuzzy; elusive; slippery
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base
essence; true nature; substance; reality
wild; uninhibited; extravagant; rampant
reason; logic; method; system; order
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
correction; revision; amendment
difficulty; trouble; accident; disaster; fault; defect
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
remarkably; noticeably; considerably; appreciably
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason