sarcophagus; stone coffin
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
event; festivities; function; social gathering; auspices; opening
parking on the streets; on-street parking
business district; shopping district; bustling street; shopping centre; shopping center; downtown
running fast; double time; cantering; doing things in a hurry
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
news; word; tidings; omen
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
night flight (without paying); skipping out by night; moonlight flit
to leave as is; to ignore
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
to pose as; to (successfully) impersonate; to pretend to be; to (completely) become; to (fully) turn into
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
serious; not joking; straight
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
to shake off; to throw off
filing cabinet; file cabinet
clause; paragraph; argument; term (of an equation); (arch.) nape (of the neck)
to wriggle; to writhe; to squirm; to scrawl
turtleneck; turtle-necked sweater; polo-neck(ed) sweater
chilly; rather cold; somewhat cold
report; return (e.g. tax); statement; declaration; notification; filing
appearance; presence; attendance; surrender (e.g. to the police); turning oneself in
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
joint surety; surety jointly and severally liable; co-maker; co-endorser; co-signer
adjudication of bankruptcy
black-market lending; illegal loan
joint liability on guarantee
duty; obligation; responsibility
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
reward; recompense; return; punishment; retribution
roost; nest; pad; crib; one's home
large store; large-scale store