satisfactory; decent; good; proper; worthy
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
river; stream; River; the ... river
to face; to go towards; to head towards
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
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)
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
to be silent; to say nothing
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
discovery; detection; finding
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
tide; current; sea water; thin soup of fish or shellfish boiled in seawater
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); victory; strictness; cruelty
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber