to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)
smooth; shiny; slippery; greasy; slurping (noodles)
multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of
adhesion; glueing; gluing; bonding; binding; adhering
palace; hall; shrine; hall of fame
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
broken; intermittent; disconnected
to write to; to send word to; to hand over (official business)
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
collapse; collapsing; death; bad debt
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
mountain forest; forest on a mountain; montane forest; mountains and forest
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
pitch dark; total darkness
to see well in the dark; to have good night vision
minivan; people-mover; 6-8 seat automobile with sliding door or doors
box; box-shape; cube-type
device; equipment; machinery; apparatus
paving (a road); surfacing (with asphalt, concrete, etc.); pavement
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
(animal making a) monstrous apparition
to put away; to stow away; to tuck away; to hoard
to look around; to take a view of
popular; folksy; plebeian; ordinary; unpretentious
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
to let something (or somebody) go past; to do too much
common people; ordinary people; masses
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane