study; library; den; home office; reading room
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
that is to say; so that means
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
to gulp down (a drink); to slurp
to poison (e.g. food, drink); to administer poison
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
to work out a plan of deception; to scheme; (arch.) to think up a plan; (arch.) to think over a plan; (arch.) to discuss; (arch.) to consult
to be on the verge of; to be about to; to be on the point of
normalcy; normality; normal
flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely
to hang (something) on the wall
circumference; girth; tour; pilgrimage; circulation (e.g. of blood)
acceleration; speeding up
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
deep emotion; strong feelings
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
offering to a deity or somebody's spirit; tribute to a person who is about to depart
nature; natural constitution; innate disposition
to be violated; to be corrupted; to be polluted; to be stained
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
to manage; to settle; to dispose of; to deal with; to arrange
shady; underhanded; questionable
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
tight-lipped; able to keep a secret
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
deep inside; innermost place
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
to raise objections; to complain; (to have the right) to say anything
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show