door; gate; opening; title page
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
creak; squeak; creaking; discord; strife; friction
inside; interior; inner part
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
beginning; outset; first; onset
bar; bolt (e.g. on door); double-arm lock; (rope) cinching
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
cheap lodging or flophouse, especially in a skid row area or slum
holy of holies; sanctum sanctorum
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
certificate (usually of proof of something); credentials
written request; request for ...; application for ...
to contract; to undertake; to take over; to take responsibility for
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
with a start; with a jump
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
quizzical; puzzled; inquisitive; suspicious; doubtful
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
crumpled; rumpled; to be annoyed; to be irritated; noisily (chewing)
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)