to finish reading; to read through
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
autonomy (philosophy); self-control
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
reproduction; duplication; reprinting
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
increase; multiplication; propagation; proliferation
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
horseback riding; sitting astride; straddling
to thrust before; to thrust at
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
mine (ours) for the taking; something under one's full control
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
older sister; lass; young lady
being extremely fond of; having a weakness for; having no eye for; being a poor judge of; having no chance (of succeeding)
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
at the last moment; this late in the game
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down
innumerable; countless; numberless
killing and wounding; bloodshed
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting; sight-reading
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
cancellation; rescinding; release; calling off; lifting (sanctions); delisting
moving about; stirring about