to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest
unique; peculiar; singular
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
rationalization; justification
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; attachment; contact play; sound effect produced by striking a wooden board with clappers
to change (buses, boats, etc.); to transfer (to); to possess (of a god, spirit, etc.)
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
absolute; complete; utter; pure; sheer
to be at a loss for words
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
to make a lasting impression
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
in a hurry; hurriedly; hastily; helter-skelter; hurry-scurry; in a panic
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
official business; public business
to make good use of one's spare moments; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to enter one's ears (e.g. of water)
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
unidentifiable; unidentified
accompanying (someone); going with; travelling together; the same bank; the said bank
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
on the occasion of; at the time of
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
complicated; complex; intricate; confusing; difficult; troublesome
to crawl out; to creep out; to begin to crawl
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
overhasty; rash; premature
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore someone's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
elastic; flexible; telescoping; expandable; retractable; extensible
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both