bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
to rock; to shake; to swing
chapter one; first chapter
criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
to fly around; to scatter
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
feeling; sensation; mood; sensation of doing
to talk to oneself; to mutter
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
clerical desk; office desk
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
to be cloying; to be sick and tired with; to be disgusted with; to stink
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
methodical; precise; meticulous; wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
of course; certainly; naturally
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
difficult to ...; hard to ...
middle of the night; dead of night
alone; by oneself; on one's own
document; official papers
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
originally; by nature; from the start