knowingly or unknowingly; with or without someone's knowledge
to do something without any particular intention or mind to do so
table of contents; contents
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1892 collection of short stories by Arthur Conan Doyle)
not entirely wrong but not entirely right; so-so; average
association; union; guild
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
double circle (indicating "very good" on a piece of school work)
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
The Adventure of the Speckled Band
Japanese beech (Fagus crenata); Siebold's beech
famous; well-known; renowned; your name
fair complexion; face without makeup; inexperience
gem; jewel; precious stone
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
The Adventure of the Lion's Mane
mask; veil; disguise; anonymous; unmarked; incognito
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good; lacking
creeping about; stirring restlessly; squirming
to listen again; to ask again
to gaze at; to fix one's eyes upon
stating (one's views); expressing
Mara; demon king who attempted to hinder Gautama Buddha from attaining enlightenment; obstacle to enlightenment; penis
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience