bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
to (suddenly) get into a specific mood; (lit.) to get switched on
belt (worn around the waist); (machine) belt; belt; zone
edge (of a knife or sword); blade; prong (of an electrical plug)
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
way (of doing); manner; method; means
(all) through (e.g. the night); throughout (e.g. the year); within (e.g. the week); in the course of (e.g. today); all over; throughout (e.g. the world)
course; route; path; process; stages
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
unevenness; roughness; ruggedness; inequality; imbalance; unevenness
hair pin; hairclip; hairgrip; hairpin curve; hairpin turn
to rise (of smoke, steam, etc.); to go up
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
secondhand bookshop; secondhand bookstore; secondhand bookseller
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
wintry; very cold-looking (e.g. landscape); bleak (e.g. room, street); desolate; empty (of furnishings)
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
to go around; to make a circle around; to surround; to circle; to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.); to return
division of work; sharing out the work; splitting into groups (e.g. to search for someone); separating into parties
to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
one round; one circuit; one revolution; one lap; one turn
to stand still (for a while); to remain in one place; to stand alone (of a building, statue, tree, etc.); to stand quietly; to wander about; to loiter
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
feeling (much) obliged; being (very) grateful; feeling sorry (for troubling someone); feeling ashamed (e.g. of an error); (arch.) shrinking back in fear
to follow; to come after; to come next (to); to rank next (to); to rank second (to)
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
mystery novel; detective novel; whodunit
distant; remote; isolated