name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
bitter experience; misery; distress; grief; sad thoughts; hardship
to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember
obtaining agreement by consultation; matters settled in an interview
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
exorbitant; outrageous; ridiculous; absurd; excessive; inordinate
wallet; purse; coin purse; billfold; pocketbook
adaptation; accommodation; conformity
discretion; consideration; allowance
down to earth; reasonable; able to deal with
high spirits; gleeful mood
good news; happy news; glad tidings
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
triumphant return; returning in triumph
largish; biggish; on the large side; slightly larger; a little larger
to get up (from sitting); to stand up; to (finally) start to do something; to get off one's backside; to take action
to collect; to gather; to compile; to arrange; to settle
somehow; for some reason (or other)
most part; greater part; majority
chit; slip; ticket; voucher
all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
to conceal oneself; to hide; to endure; to bear; to stand
deep place; depths; depth; profundity
machine; race car; racing motorcycle
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
design; idea; conception; plan
evening; night; nighttime
calamity; disaster; misfortune
useless; worthless; silly; trivial
surely; certainly; without doubt
to come to meet (someone); to come to pick up
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
domineering husband; hectoring husband; husband who rules the roost