chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
distant; remote; isolated
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
governor-general; governor; viceroy
trouble; difficulties; dispute; confusion; disorder; mess
bystreet; side street; back street; alley; lane
crossroads; intersection; crossway; carrefour
footpath; walkway; sidewalk; pavement
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness
to project; to stick out; to stand out
brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); younger stepbrother
outrageous; scandalous; inexcusable; disgraceful; shameful; rude
signature; signing one's name; writing one's name (on); registration (of a bond)
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
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
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
to brush off; to shake off
(preparatory) meeting; briefing session; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
sensitive; susceptible; impressionable
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
dinner (esp. a formal one)
intellectual class; educated class; intelligentsia
treat (esp. food and drink); entertainment; treating someone (to a meal); gorgeous dinner; feast; excellent food
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
to come and go; to go back and forth
to recognize (by sound); to identify; to differentiate (voices, sounds, etc.); to (listen and) understand; to listen to reason; to be reasonable
to cover; to bury (e.g. one's face in hands); to submerge; to fill (completely); to stuff; to pack
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
just then; at that time; at that moment; as it's a time of ...; in this time of ...
to shake one's head (in denial)
theatre; theater; playhouse
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout