suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently
leading; guiding; commanding
slovenly; loose; sluttish; slatternly; untidy; undisciplined
in order; in turn; one by one
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
going on a pleasure jaunt
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
materials; data; document
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
report; notification; registration
January; first month of the lunar calendar
one digit; one column; the "ones" column
living by oneself; living alone
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
a considerable number; a fair number
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
magic (illusion); conjuring; magic trick; conjuring trick; sleight of hand
match (to light fire with)
(a) dose; (a) puff; (a) smoke; lull; short rest
purple smoke; tobacco smoke
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
history of; experience of
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) very; (not) much
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
experienced person; person who has had a particular experience
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out