expenses; expenditure; outgoings; outlays; costs
palatial residence; stately mansion
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
property; fortune; means; assets
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
humming a tune; humming unconcernedly
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
treasuring; cherishing; prizing; holding dear
alcohol; (alcohol-based) hand sanitizer
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
at first; in the beginning; originally
very loose; slowly; leisurely
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
strict prohibition; ban; interdiction
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
notice; bulletin; post; posting; placard
at the very beginning of one's speech; the first thing (one) says after opening the mouth
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
kitchen; galley; (Internet) troll
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
kitchen table; kitchen counter; working surface
mention (in a document); record; entry; statement; listing
neutrality (incl. chemical, electrical, etc.); indifference; sexlessness; androgyny; neuter gender
handsome youth (male); pretty boy
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
delinquent (youth); delinquency; Yankee
unity; coherence; consistency; settlement; conclusion; completion
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization