secret; private; surreptitious
10th day of the month; ten days
always; all the time; constantly; frequently; often
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
large hole; big deficit; heavy losses; long-shot win (in horse racing, etc.); big winnings (on a long shot)
stalker; (mechanical) stoker
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
to go pale; to grow pale; to lose color; to turn white
paralysis; palsy; numbness; loss of sensation; standstill; state of paralysis
to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
feigned ignorance; pretending not to know; pretending not to recognize (someone); unconcerned air; indifference; nonchalance
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order
going to and fro; back and forth
else; in addition; besides
suddenly (stick out, appear, extend, etc.); abruptly (protrude); unexpectedly
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
scar (e.g. from operation, injection); trace; mark (e.g. skid marks)
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
flat; level; calm; tranquil; relaxed (sitting posture); comfortable
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
(looking) over the top of one's glasses; (looking) through a pair of glasses
current value; price; market value
hundred million; 100,000,000; 10^8