surname; family name; last name
telephone directory; telephone book; phone book
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
home delivery (of food); outside catering
public agency; public institution
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour
feeling in one's bones; foreboding; premonition; presentiment; gut feeling; gut instinct
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
loss; waste (e.g. of time); feeling of loss; Los Angeles; L.A.
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
to give a true account; to give a graphic account
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
just one person; only one
to stand up straight; to stick up (e.g. of hair); to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand (doing nothing); to stand around
unsafe; insecure; careless; dangerous; incautious; imprudent
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. of a joke)
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
every evening; every night
utmost limits; extremity; limit
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
wintry; very cold-looking (e.g. landscape); bleak (e.g. room, street); desolate; empty (of furnishings)
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
to forebode; to have a presentiment
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
surrounding at a distance
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
exaggerated; overblown; overdone
to pedal a bicycle; to ride a bicycle; to cycle; to bike
demesne; estate; private land; private property
history; pedigree; lineage
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (a burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows