to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
sexy; popular; well-liked
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
points of improvement; improved areas; points needing improvement; problem areas
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
to stroll about; to saunter; to wander; to dangle; to swing
intelligence gathering; information gathering
deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
though; notwithstanding; although
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
book; volume; this; present; main; head
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
one roll; one book; one volume; first volume; rolling once; wrapping once around
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
(being) worth seeing; impressive
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
habitat; home (e.g. of the tiger)
to satisfy the requirements
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
for example; for instance; e.g.
snowy mountain; permanently snow-covered mountain; pile of snow; Himalayas
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
to say everything one wants to say; to exhaust a topic