in full force; in great numbers; in droves; large-scale project; grand plan
stickiness; gumminess; sticky material; clay
former convict; old offender; ex-convict; person with a criminal record
(scattered) spots; specks; speckles
grayish white; greyish white
road; load; loading (a program or data into memory); Lord; Lord (title of members of the British nobility)
audience with someone of high rank (e.g. the emperor)
public interest; public benefit; public good
intent; intention; bad faith; mens rea (guilty mind)
accident (caused by negligence); error; blunder; fault; defect
to put up (a notice); to post
back street; back alley; off-street
dignified; majestic; stately; lordly; commanding
to insert; to put between; to tuck (into)
so what!; who gives a damn?
an issue being settled; a case being closed
fish market; fish dealer; fishmonger
to do without being seen (by); to do behind (someone's) back; to do without the knowledge of (e.g. one's parents)
to knead; to mix; to complicate; to turn into a mess
a glance; a look; a glimpse
with a plop; with a plonk; with a plunk; with a flop
cat lover; ailurophile; love of cats
miraculous; wonder-working; magical
short and stout; small but wide around
any beech tree of genus Castanopsis; chinquapin; chinkapin
along the road; along the way
to shorten; to cut short; to trim; to cut down on; to reduce; to scrimp on
health is wealth; health is your most valuable asset
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
to relax one's mind; to feel relaxed; to become remiss; to cease paying careful attention
slump; lull; becoming slack (of a rope, etc.)
modulation (of voice); variation; variety; liveliness (e.g. of writing style)
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building