detached house; single house; single building; isolated house; house in isolated location
antique-looking; looking hoary with patina
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
four times; four-colour process printing; CMYK printing
high-pressure selling; aggressive peddling; the hard sell; forcing on someone (e.g. kindness)
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
intimidation; threat; bluster
a touch (of sadness, unease, etc.); a tinge (of); a hint (of); a smear (of paint, ink, etc.); one stroke (of a brush)
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
to spoil; to rot; to corrode
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
disorder; confusion; clutter; mess; muddle; disarray
performance (of a play, opera, etc.); staging; presentation
moustache; mustache; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
to be conspicuous; to stand out
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become indistinct; to become impure (of one's heart, a society, etc.); to be corrupted
outbreak of an illness; onset of a condition; appearance of symptoms
to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
(sense of) sight; eyesight; vision
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
beard (esp. on the chin); goatee
incoherent; wandering; vague; rambling; whimsical
people who share an interest; people of similar tastes; kindred minds
mixed with; mingled with; interspersed with; dashed with; sprinkled with
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
severance payment; retirement money (usu. lump-sum); redundancy payment
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
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
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
serious disease; intractable disease; difficult-to-recover-from illness
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression