hut; house; boarding house; school dormitory; (arch.) one day's march (approx. 12.2 km)
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
furnishings; implements; equipment
to be effeminate; to be a fop; to break into a smile; to grin
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
ignoring (one thing) for (another)
to work hard; to work diligently
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
settlement; payment of account
careful reading; close reading; intensive reading
affixing a seal (to); putting one's seal (on)
pronoun; synonym; classic example; pattern
depository; storage area; storage location; storage site
to sniff around; to snoop around; to nose about
to sit down; to take a seat
noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless
guest; visitor; visitor's arrival
slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude); nod; salutation; consideration; thoughtfulness
oh!; dear me; my goodness; well well; I say
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
dilapidated house; deserted house
chit; sales slip; voucher
one by one; thoroughly; exhaustively; with a fine-tooth comb
house to house; door to door
cache; place to hide something
notable; important; chief; valuable; conspicuous; outstanding
robbery; robbery case; burglary
inspection; examination; check
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints
to come to (in the end); to end in; to attribute; to blame
partly open; in half bloom
crop; harvest; income; profits; loaded (e.g. intermodal containers in the transport industry)
pressure; oppression; suppression
person affected by a disease; sufferer
generation of heat; (attack of) fever; pyrexia
to be a matter of life or death
to contract (a disease); to suffer from