sudden price jump; steep price rise
to take over; to hand over
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
area of holiday homes; area of villas
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
cannot be compared with; no match for
truthfulness; credibility; sincerity; honesty; good faith
noisily (of water gushing, pouring, spilling, splashing, spraying, etc.)
within the blood; blood-borne
numerical value; numerics; reading (on a meter, etc.)
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
picking; collecting; harvesting
drawing blood; collecting blood
health care center; health care centre; animal shelter
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
direct control; direct supervision
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
to impersonate someone; to go under a false name; to make fraudulent use of someone's name
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
false; pseudo-; quasi-; would-be; sham; pretended
confusion; bustle; turmoil; to rush around; to act frantically
kidnapper; kidnaper; abductor
disturbance; perturbation; derangement
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
negotiations; discussions; connection
major incident; major happening; big scandal
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
family precepts; family motto; rule of the home
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
carpenter's square; instigation; suggestion