plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
infancy; childish; infantile; immature
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
that's true; of course; obviously
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
amount; quantity; measuring; weighing
cacao tree (Theobroma cacao); cocoa tree
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
early morning; early hours; early in the morning
crude; unrefined; coarse; ill-mannered; rude; insensitive
wrapping; lapping (i.e. grinding, polishing)
mud; (wet) dirt; thief; Android (mobile operating system)
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
halving; splitting evenly; sharing equally
affected; smug; pompous; conceited; snobby; pretentious
sobriety; soberness; sober face
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
digital versatile disc; DVD
with a crack (e.g. branches, knuckles)
manufacturer (esp. a major company); producer; maker; maker (person or device that makes something)
to send (something) unsolicited; to send without the receiver's request
running as fast as one can
here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
entering; entrance; attendance; audience; containing; income; earnings
munching; crunching; (lightly) scratching (an itch)
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
comfortable (to live in); snug; cosy; cozy
munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)