scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
to be complicated; to be elaborate; (arch.) to push in; (arch.) to be crowded
exorbitant; outrageous; ridiculous; absurd; excessive; inordinate
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
context (of a passage); line of thought; context; environment; circumstances
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
to be lost in deep thought; to be deeply immersed in thought
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
horse laugh; guffaw; wild laughter
serious look (on one's face); straight face
what the hell; oh, great!; son of a gun; holy mackerel; oh no!; holy cow!
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
receiving; acceptance; reception
account book; ledger; register
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
receipt (of a letter, money, etc.); acceptance; receiving
registry; entry; book-keeping; signature
ninth day of the month; nine days
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
truth is stranger than fiction
erratic; offbeat; wild; extraordinary
long ago; already; a long time ago
discovery; detection; finding
sending; forwarding; shipping
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; shamelessly; brazenly