to misread; to read wrongly; to misinterpret
online shopping; e-commerce; mail order
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
corner; section; one horn; narwhal (Monodon monoceros)
to rub together (e.g. one's hands)
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
almost; roughly; approximately
oar; all; (pulling an) all-nighter; staying up all night long
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
(two-page) spread; two pages opposite each other
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
to just appear; to be half out; to be on the tip of one's tongue
top (of a mountain); summit; peak; height; orgasm; climax
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
in succession; one by one
rhinoceros beetle (esp. the Japanese rhinoceros beetle, Trypoxylus dichotomus)
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
carrion; decaying flesh; tainted meat
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
net auction; Internet auction; online auction; web auction
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
self first; striving to be first; scrambling for
counter-current; adverse tide; regurgitation (of blood)
river; stream; River; the ... river
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
one by one; each; every; at intervals of