snake; serpent; large snake
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
supply; provision; raising; procurement
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
later on; eventually; afterwards
individual item (i.e. not part of a set); single article; single item out of a set; one item from a set
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
thriving (prosperous) business; rush of business
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)
moderate; proper; just right
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
as a child; when one was a child
irresistibly; suddenly; to be turned on; to be horny
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
first arrival; first in race; suit of clothes
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
deposit; earnest payment; earnest money
here and there; in places
to come apart at the seams; to be ripped; to begin to open; to begin to bloom; to smile broadly; to break into a smile
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
practical use; application; conjugation; inflection
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to push (something) against
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
count; counting; count of balls and strikes; count (after a knock-down in boxing); count (of radioactivity)
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
premature death; untimely death; dying young
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
to jump (out of the way); to jump back; to jump aside