ridge (of roof); back of a sword; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
to abide (by the rules); to keep to the regulations
having difficulty falling asleep; unable to get to sleep
recommendation; endorsement
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
dry riverbed; river beach
to be answerable (for); to take the blame
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
to supply (goods, money, etc.); to cover (costs); to pay; to give board; to provide meals
thesis; essay; treatise; paper; article
imaginary; fantastical; visionary; utopian; quixotic; fanciful
every year; yearly; annually
spreading around (news, etc.); talking about widely; noising about; circulating
sometimes; occasionally; now and then; from time to time
lined curtain; opaque curtain
to wear out; to wear until threadbare
taking care of one's health; recuperation; covering (with a protective material); coating; curing (concrete)
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
impossible; unlikely; improbable
way of talking; speaking style
failing to practice what one preaches
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
grumbling; muttering; nonsense
to complete decisively; to do to completion
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
to crowd; to flock; to swarm
to punish (e.g. a child, etc.)
soaking (wet); wringing; dripping; drenched