fresco (technique of blending wet plaster with water-based paint); (laboratory) flask
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
unintelligible language; incoherent language; talking nonsense; "all Greek to me"; double Dutch; (something) incomprehensible
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
economic difficulties; financial difficulties; fiscal difficulties
manuscript (book); written copy of a book; codex; transcription; copying
to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
pirate; sea robber; buccaneer; freebooter
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
(set of) facial features; looks
extra (charge, fare, etc.); premium; bonus; (after a number) tenths increase
frame; flame (abusive or threatening message)
rimless (e.g. glasses); borderless (e.g. TV); bezel-less (e.g. smartphone)
(department) store; (department) stores
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
pornographic photo book; erotic photo book; pornographic comic book; hentai comic book
hidden room; secret chamber
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
cave; hollow; cavity; hollow
to remove; to move out of the way
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
(random) guess; guesswork; shot in the dark; conjecture
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
iron grill; iron grille; iron lattice; prison
to throw open; to leave open
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
semi-transparent; translucent