tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
to make coffee; to brew coffee
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
father; dad; husband; you; he
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
early post war period; immediately after the war
license; permit; licence; certificate
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
to (relax and) stretch one's legs out; to go for a further walk
to dispose of; to sell off
complete; whole; perfect; safe
fine weather (i.e. little or no clouds); fair weather; clear weather; clear sky; fair skies
to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in
aeroplane; airplane; aircraft
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
decomposed body; decomposing corpse
discovery; detection; finding
article; news story; report; account
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
subcenter (of a large city) (subcentre); urban subcenter
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago