master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
in person; personally; directly
searching for the culprit; trying to find out who did something
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
passion; passions; (sexual) desire; craving
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
carrion; decaying flesh; tainted meat
location (of something); whereabouts; hiding place
to sniff out; to get wind of
all; entire; whole; altogether
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
dispersing; breaking up; running away
backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
accumulation; accumulate; store
anything and everything; just about everything
reset; fresh start; new beginning
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
tenth day of the month; ten days
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
sleepiness; drowsiness; the sandman; Morpheus
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to turn over (in one's sleep); to toss and turn (in bed); to change sides; to double-cross; to betray
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
gradually; slowly but steadily