study; library; bookstore; bookshop; publishing company
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
densely covered in thick hair; hairy; fuzzy
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
eyewitness report; eyewitness information
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
(someone else's) daughter
to say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble
portrait photo; mug shot; face shot; photograph of a person's face
one thin flat object; one sheet
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
starting afresh; going back to square one; abandoning (e.g. a plan); clearing an abacus
ass; arse; rear; end; acupuncture point; hole
chair; stool; post; office; position
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
to hang (something) on the wall
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
(talk of a) moneymaking scheme; moneymaking idea; get-rich-quick proposal
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
doing something multiple times; having sexual intercourse multiple times
crop; harvest; income; profits; loaded (e.g. intermodal containers in the transport industry)
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
(handling) fee; charge (e.g. for a cancellation); commission; brokerage
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living