newsstand; newspaper kiosk; newspaper stand
octavo (book format); 8vo
dustballs; cotton dust; fluff; flecks of fibre (fiber)
wicker(work) (cane, rattan) chair
illegal bookie; unlicensed bookmaker
suppressed laugh; smile; giggle; chuckle
tagged (esp. with a price); notorious; infamous; double-dyed
James Hall (paleontologist)
to be befuddled (with drink); to be intoxicated; to be infatuated; to be entranced; to be carried away
administrator of an estate
Japanese linden (Tilia japonica)
doubting; distrustful; incredulous; suspicious
to make amends; to compensate for; to make up for
to avenge (somebody) by striking down their killer
long face; looking dejected
wind-swept; exposed to the wind
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
staying the night; lodging (at)
droplight; hanging lamp; pendant; pendent lamp; swinging lamp
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking
to sleep like a log; to sleep deeply
to trample down; to devastate
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
to smash; to break into pieces
comfortable (to live in); snug; cosy; cozy