scraps; cut end; cut-off piece
having vague fears; feeling alarmed; feeling gloomy (about the future); feeling apprehension
to turn (around); to appropriate; to set aside for a purpose
visit to console someone; giving comfort (to the sick, injured, etc.); expressing condolences (sympathy, concern, etc.); sympathy call
doctor's degree; doctorate; PhD
book of pictures (paintings, drawings, etc.); collection of pictures
starfish; sea star; asteroid; northern Pacific seastar (Asterias amurensis)
utterly (unknown; esp. of someone's whereabouts); completely; (no information) whatsoever; at all
living by oneself; living alone
as before; as ever; as it was originally
change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before)
wide open (of eyes); large and bright (eyes)
stretcher; litter (medical); gurney
warming (limbering) up; warming-up exercises
passage; path; route; one's way
enclosure; fence; storage (of fruit, vegetables, etc.); partitioned area of a room for conducting tea ceremonies; mistress; castle
smooth; shiny; slippery; greasy; slurping (noodles)
to be squashed by; to be pinned under
to tear off; to strip; to rob
fucking; screwing; having sex
freezing; turning into ice; freezing; locking up; freezing (in one's tracks); frieze (part of an entablature between the architrave and the cornice)
polish; improvement; burnishing
person who is ...; thing that is ...
otherwise; or else; if not
what the hell; oh, great!; son of a gun; holy mackerel; oh no!; holy cow!
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
fresh troops; fresh players; newcomer; new employee; new method; new way
bloodthirsty killer; cold-blooded murderer; homicidal maniac
still; as yet; as it has been
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
writing (e.g. as a profession)