secret base; hideout; hidden position
dispensable chopsticks; throwaway chopsticks
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
to glare at each other; to confront each other
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
earnings from a part-time job
interval; step; pitch; key
to flare up; to fly into a rage
to recognize by sound (recognise); to identify by sound; to understand; to be reasonable
proper; reasonable; right; appropriate
very early in the morning; so early in the morning; at this ungodly hour
to feel keenly; to strike to the core; to touch to the quick; to pierce deep inside (e.g. cold)
lazy; idle; indolent; slothful
to keep a promise; to keep one's word
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
business hours; opening hours; office hours
theremin (electronic musical instrument)
invention; intelligent; clever; (arch.) making sense (of something); (arch.) understanding
electrophone; electronic musical instrument
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
don't try and tell me that!; don't try that shit on me
to be beaten hollow; to be argued into silence
landlord; landlady; house owner; home owner; head of the household
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak
to give shelter to; to lodge; to put up; to accommodate
available room (hotel); vacancy; room to let
fury; frenzy; madness; wildness
barbershop; barber shop; barber
decomposition; ulceration
murder; killing; murderer
to suit the convenience of; to accommodate
beating to death; striking dead
(Western-style) banquet; formal dinner
grotesque; disgusting; gross
jacket; book jacket; dust cover; CD jacket; record jacket