how; in what way; circumstances
to be profitable; to yield a profit
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
such; like that; that sort of; very
stone; bijou; trinket; stone (unit of weight: 14lb); curling stone; curling rock
to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
entertainment reporter; entertainment journalist; gossip columnist
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
laundry; laundromat; launderette
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
to grow restive; to begin to act violently
forcibly; against one's will
metal ring; metal hoop; metal band; trivet
thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
for no particular reason; for some reason or other; somehow or other
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
indicate reason; infers some protest
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
but; however; even though; even if
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
inconvenient (residence); unpleasant (surroundings); difficult (to live in)
knowing only too well; being fully aware of
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
self-aggrandizement under pretense of aiding another (aggrandisement, pretence)
to discuss; to talk together
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
robbery; pillage; seizure; hijacking; plunder; extortion
to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)
discontented element; discontented (grumbling) member
shivering; feeling chilly; shuddering (with fear); feeling creepy; thrilled; excited