(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
payment on delivery; cash on delivery; COD
(passenger) fare; freight rates; shipping expenses
stationing (e.g. of troops); garrison
residence; abode; dwelling
sending; forwarding; shipping
leader; authority; mainstay
messenger; envoy; emissary
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
morning; forenoon; just before noon
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
yearned for; longed for; missed
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
notice; notification; report; posting
unification; bringing together; generalization; control; supervision
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
dimness; obscurity; indistinctness; unclear; unintelligible
bye-bye; good-bye; see you; saying goodbye; parting
to relapse; to reassert; to review
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
domestic animals; livestock; cattle
review; reconsideration; revision
to be impatient; to be eager; to be restless; to be excited; to be in high spirits
chimney; smokestack; funnel (of a ship); carrying a passenger without turning on the taximeter
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
to begin making a sound (ringing, singing, crying, etc.)
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
luxurious and gorgeous; magnificent
vacant land; unoccupied ground; empty lot
the ostentation (bad taste) of the nouveau riche; air of vulgar prosperity
show; display; pretensions; pose (in kabuki); posture