emergency; extraordinary; unusual
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
curiosity; inquisitiveness
unique; peculiar; singular
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
no objection; nothing to criticize (criticise)
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
ivy (esp. Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata)
to be entwined; to be involved
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
wooden house; woodframe house
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
last week; the week before
by myself; in person; by oneself
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
to peel; to skin; to pare
preliminary arrangements; preparation; spadework; pre-cooking
to boil well; to stew; to simmer (for a long time); to cook (various ingredients) together
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to reel; to wind; to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to count (e.g. the days); to open one-by-one
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
gravure; photogravure; rotogravure; gravure picture
those (near the second person)
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
that is to say; so that means
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
document case; letter tray
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
to have a meal; to take a meal
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
minutely; in detail; with particular attention