himself; yourself; herself
mystery writer; detective fiction writer; crime author
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
to get one's head around; to think about
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; effect
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
trivial; not amounting to much; not enough to cause a problem; not as much as expected
person who is ignorant of the real world; (lit.) frog in a well
ocean; large sea; fabric pattern
desperation; self-abandonment
suicide bombing (e.g. crashing one's plane into a target); self-destruction; blowing oneself up
to read thoroughly; to read repeatedly; to express (e.g. emotion in poetry); to read (extra meaning) into (something); to fetch (e.g. CPU inst.); to read (data into a system)
cannot avoid doing; cannot help but (do); is compelled to do; (feel) obliged to (do); has to do
immersion; being absorbed in
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
if you don't mind; if you like; if you feel up for it; if you're interested
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
cooking; food preparation
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
cook; chef; tap; spigot; cock (male fowl); cock (penis)
mark (for quick identification or recognition); sign; landmark; guide; (arch.) trademark
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
being on duty; person on duty
relish; gusto; appreciation
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; (with a) bob of the head
audience; spectator; spectators
no!; no no!; no, not at all
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
early dawn; grey of morning; gray of morning