ten; 10; ten years of age
yen (currency of Japan); circle
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
to sell; to betray; to sell out (one's friend, country, etc.); to make (oneself) known; to establish (a reputation) for oneself; to pick (a fight, quarrel, etc.)
easy money; easy gain; making a killing
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
reaction; response; reaction
assumption; supposition; hypothesis; supposition
vector; direction (e.g. of one's activities or interests); focus
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
level; standard; level (amount or quantity); level (plane); level (instrument); spirit level
reaching; attaining; arrival
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
rather; better; instead; if anything
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
picking out; choosing; picking (someone) up (in a vehicle); pickup (in a record player); (phono) cartridge; pickup (truck)
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
haunted house; spook house; haunted house (attraction); haunted attraction
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
hating; strongly disliking
for this very reason; that is exactly why
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
sweet flavour; sweet flavor; flattery; stupidity
curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to