collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
(some type of) enthusiast; somebody possessed of a (certain kind of) mental abnormality
to have an eye on; to zero in on
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
white; unseasoned; undyed; very much; precisely; playing dumb
deep in the mountains; mountain recesses
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
to be manageable; to be able to handle
rather; sooner; preferably
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
out of luck; (at the) end of one's rope
crumpled; wrinkled; crinkled; creased
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
fourth day of the month; four days
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
to get into a panic; to be flustered; to panic; to get in a flap
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
social page (of newspaper); local news page
thirteenth day of the month; thirteen days
section (e.g. in a newspaper); column; field (in a form, web page, etc.); blank; handrail; railing
article; news story; report; account
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (last month, etc.); for (20 years, etc.)