writer of children's stories
scoring combination in one's dealt hand (i.e. at the start of a game); meld in a starting hand
outside Earth's atmosphere; outer space; exoatmosphere; exo-atmosphere
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
whether one wants to or not; without choice
(wet) compress; poultice; fomentation
to chant (repeat) the name of Buddha
to hang up; to hoist; to denounce; to subject someone to a kangaroo court
every day and every night
hearsay; learning by hearsay
to be a background factor; to be an underlying reason
card (with a message written on it)
as (much) as possible; as (far) as possible
to follow; to shadow; to hanker after; to hover around
bathing powder; bathwater additive; bath salt
one's youth; one's youthful days (years); the flower of one's youth; the springtime of one's life
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)
to negotiate (with someone about); to talk over (something with); to tackle someone (about); to throw on each other; to splash (water) on each other; to pour on each other
to pilfer; to filch; to swipe
(car) dealer; (card) dealer; (foreign exchange) dealer
to bewitch; to confuse; to enchant; to delude
physical examination; medical checkup; frisking; pat-down; search
life story; personal narrative; story of one's life
bridge (e.g. on a warship)
having had enough (of); fed up (with); sick and tired (of); to learn one's lesson; to learn from a bad experience
to be traced (of a criminal); to be tracked; (arch.) to have a (male) lover
hut (esp. on a mountain); shack; refuge; shanty
not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means
all eyes; public attention
intensification; aggravation
bloody; gory; covered in copious amounts of blood; desperate; frantic