reduced-size edition (e.g. of a book); pocket edition; compact edition
to leave of one's own accord
short pillar set on a beam to support a ridgepole
blank period; window period; interregnum
to disperse; to chase away; to pursue relentlessly; to be in hot pursuit
poor doctor; inept doctor; quack
megalomania; delusions of grandeur
what the hell; oh, great!; son of a gun; holy mackerel; oh no!; holy cow!
heigh-ho; heave-ho; alley oop
to carry something into a place
death; rejection (of a manuscript, etc.); lacking; without
staying somewhere (overnight) due to circumstances
birth date; date of birth; DOB
to claim victims; to cause casualties
newspaper story (article, account)
wind and waves; strife; discord; dissension
to get flustered; to get flurried; to get agitated; to become impatient; to hurry
uneasy feeling; sense of anxiety; malaise
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
to kill by hitting; to beat to death; to slaughter
newspaper reporter; print journalist
staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock, etc.)
adopted daughter; foster daughter
to be too busy; to be occupied; to concentrate on single-mindedly
stale; hackneyed; cliched
evening; night; nighttime
related to; in relation to
to end one's life; to commit suicide; to end a life; to kill
recently; lately; these days
filthy; dirty (looking); drab
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
order; command; directions; instructions
unthinkable; unexpected; outrageous; offensive
superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis