pink; erotic; blue; pornographic
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
old family; old-established family; one's old home; one's childhood home
to be to the point; to hit the mark; to be relevant
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
visit (from someone); call
middle of the night; dead of night
urgent report; urgent message
because of; owing to; due to
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to get (very) cold; to get (much) colder; to feel very cold (of the body); to be chilled to the bone; to worsen (of relations, economic conditions, etc.); to decline
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
side gate; side door; service entrance
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
to jump over; to leap over; to fly over; to fly across; to jump ahead (of someone); to skip over
to push in; to force into; to break in (e.g. into a house); to intrude
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
spreading one's legs wide apart; straddle; long stride; big steps; thigh-scooping body drop
full alert; special watch
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
coachman; driver; cabman; postilion
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
to manage skillfully; to manoeuvre (e.g. car, horse); to maneuver
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate