execution; carrying out; performance; lead monk performing various tasks in a temple
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
leisurely post; do-nothing job; sinecure
affected (appearance, attitude); stuck up; self-loving
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
sarcastic; foulmouthed; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue
atrocious crime; heinous crime
to take over; to hand over
lighting (a lamp); turning on a light
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
laborer (labourer); construction worker; coolie
mirror surface; lens surface
to breed (e.g. maggots); to let breed
mil (one thousandth of an inch); mill
to make coffee; to brew coffee
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt
place where fire is likely to break out; possible cause of a fire
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
completely empty (of a residence, etc.); vacant; body from which the soul has left; corpse; shed skin (of a snake, insect, etc.)
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
to sink (into one's seat, etc.); to leap to one's death (by drowning); to be reduced to (esp. working as a prostitute)
dealing with; coping with
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
keeping things tidy and in order
sleeping pill; sleep medication
side entrance; tradesman's entrance; service entrance; staff entrance
late shift; second shift; afternoon shift
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
middle of the night; dead of night
caution; admonition; prohibition; ban; punishment; (arch.) caution
about when; about what time; how soon
to be saucy (of children); to be impudent; to be cheeky; to be sassy; to be precocious
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
engagingly; cordially; amiably; sociably; hospitably
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off