back lane; byway; back street; unfair means; dishonest means
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
sacred place; holy ground; the Holy Land; real-life location used as a setting in a novel, film, anime, etc.
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
leather strap; thong; leash
workshop; studio; atelier
many; a lot; much; multitude
place to put something; storage space; storehouse; depository; repository; shed
to hand over; to turn over; to cede
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
to draw on one's experience; to make good use of one's experience; to turn one's experience to good account
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
sentimental; emotional; maudlin; mawkish
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
hound; hunting dog; gun dog
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
snakelike; snaky; serpentine
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
transfer; assignment; conveyance
on the occasion of; at the time of