suited figure; person in a suit
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
propelling pencil; mechanical pencil
pastime; hobby; favorite amusement; dissipation; debauchery; loose living
I see; that's right; indeed
to be prolonged; to drag on
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
seeking the bizarre (abnormal, grotesque, etc.)
story; tale; talk; discussion
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to be helpful; to be useful
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
a long way off; matter for the future; not going to happen anytime soon
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
all you want; as much as one wants
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
to have one's faults exposed; to have one's secrets blown
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain; England
pupil; student; schoolchild
Jon; John; Gjon; Jonathan
affidavit; deposition; testimony
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into