old fox; old-timer; schemer
toning down; calming down; slowing down; mollification
empty air; sky; shunyata (the lack of an immutable intrinsic nature within any phenomenon); emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
increase in amount; increase in quantity; increase in volume
to repeat someone's mistake; to make the same mistake as one's predecessor; (lit.) to follow the ruts (of a previous cart)
throw; throwing; throwing event (e.g. javelin, discus, shot put)
self-satisfied look; triumphant look; smug face; shit-eating grin
police cell; place of detention; jail
conscious neglect; willful negligence; wilful negligence
to exchange gunfire; to exchange shots
important matter; requirement; requisite; necessary condition
generous; broad-minded; big-hearted
fried chicken (esp. American-style)
youth; minor; young people
be on your guard; negligence is the enemy
wholeheartedly (approve, agree, etc.); unconditionally; completely
introductory text; introductory essay
job title; name of one's position
issued (esp. stocks); on issue
misbound book; incorrectly collated book; book with pages out of order
incorrect collating; pages out of order
blank space; margin; blank canvas
brick and mortar bookstore
ebook; e-book; electronic book; digital book
dead language; extinct language; obsolete word; dated word; word that has become passé
Agatha Christie (English novelist; 1890-1976)
to translate; to interpret
skim reading; reading a text diagonally (to reveal a hidden word or message)
to buy again; to buy anew
screw; key (of a clock, watch, etc.); spring
theatrical adaptation; stage adaptation; adapting for the theatre (theater)