transactions; dealings; business
triple feature (e.g. movie)
to serve as a reference; to provide useful information; to be helpful; to be informative; to be instructive
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
to be no match for (e.g. outclassed in authority, strength or in debt to); to be unable to act on an equal basis with
(work) hard; unceasingly; strenuously; assiduously; busily; ardently
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
absurd; unreasonable; rash; reckless; excessive; immoderate
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
to entrust (to someone); to leave (in someone's hands)
excessive self-consciousness; excessively self-conscious person
to look after; to take care (of); to favor; to gaze at; to stare at; to set one's eyes on
important matter; requirement; requisite; necessary condition
a glance; a look; a glimpse
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
entrance door; front door; gateway (to a region, etc.)
to stop walking; to pause
around here; hereabouts; (around) this point; about now
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
everyday; always; at all times; frequently
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
change to ...; becoming ...; making into ...; -ization; -ification
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
major incident; major happening; big scandal
black; black stone; guilt; guilty person
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
to open (one's eyes) wide