to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
Camus (French writer); Camus (brand of cognac)
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
firmly; plentifully; with all one's might
secondhand bookshop; secondhand bookstore; secondhand bookseller
assortment; product lineup
either way; in any case; one way or another
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
measurement; size; extent; plan; intention; arrangement
with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal
wooden frame; wooden crate; wooden pallet
slightly difficult; somewhat bothersome; troublesome; peevish; querulous
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
novelette; novella; short novel; long short story; medium-length story
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
psychological description
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
beginning (of a century, etc.)
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
uncontainable; irrepressible; uncontrollable
suitable; appropriate; becoming; fitting
to force open; to push open
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
air of luxury; high class feel