harmless; innocuous; safe; benign
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
mail service; postal service; mail; mail; postal matter; postal items
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
smelling of fish; fishy; degenerate (of a monk); depraved; worldly; mundane
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
idle gossip; foolish talk; yarn
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
coal mine; (coal) pit; colliery
postwar period; period after Second World War
tickling; tickle; joke; gag
to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb
carrying in (esp. heavy objects, artwork, furniture); bringing in; taking in
to gain an advantage; to enjoy an advantage; to turn the tables (on)
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
ague; intermittent fever; the shakes; malarial fever
at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance
charcoal making; charcoal maker; charcoal-roasted; charcoal-grilled
favourite motto; pet saying
intelligence network; information network
brethren; brothers; fellow countrymen; fellowman; compatriot
champion of justice; knight in shining armor; crime avenger; hero; super hero
peacetime; time of peace; ordinary times; normal times
to slap; to strike; to spank
to fall (on); to rain down; to shower down; to befall; to happen (to)
office; official; chief; head
backhand blow; backhand chop; backfist (karate)
to be unable to bear (something) any longer; to be unable to put up with
feudal lord; (arch.) mansion; (arch.) palace
visit to console someone; giving comfort (to the sick, injured, etc.); expressing condolences (sympathy, concern, etc.); sympathy call
change of heart; change of mind; change in love interest; (arch.) mental derangement; (arch.) madness; (arch.) insanity
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
vacant house; unoccupied house
opening a new shop; opening a shop (for the day)
to distribute rice (e.g. during an emergency)
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
nucleus; backbone; medium-level; mid-level; main body (of troops); crack troops
representation; agency; proxy; proxy; agent; representative
substitute article; back-up
suddenly; abruptly; impulsively