various places; several sources
check (pattern); plaid; check; inspection; check (mark); tick; checking (something) out
to install; to fit; to (manage to) obtain (someone's agreement, permission, etc.); to get; to patronize (a shop); to buy usually (from the same store)
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
(indoor) observation deck; observation room; observatory
clerical desk; office desk
staff; staff member; stuffing (in Western cuisine); filling; stuff; materials
duty room; staff room; waiting room
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
putting one's hands behind one's back; having one's hands behind one's back; behind; rear; back
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
to harm; to cause harm to
apron; apron (airport); apron (stage)
commuter pass container; holder for a season ticket
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
speciality; specialty; special subject of study; sole interest; single focus; concentrating exclusively on
many; a lot of; a great number of; numerous
huge sum (esp. of money); enormous sum; massive amount
to take by deception; to defraud someone of; to swindle someone out of; to cheat someone out of
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
to palm off; to force a sale
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 sum up; to summarize; to summarise
to participate in (as a member); to get involved in
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
to have an eye on; to zero in on
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
odious; hateful; awful; horrid; revolting
small-format paperback book; pocket paperback
The Decagon House Murders (1987 novel by Yukito Ayatsuji)
university student; college student
novel; story; (work of) fiction
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
stillness; silence; quiet; hush; calm; serenity
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness