pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
confections; sweets; candy; cake
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
cookie; biscuit; cookie (browser-related file sent from a WWW server)
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post- (e.g. post-Cold War)
secret; private; surreptitious
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
tenth day of the month; ten days
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
examination of tickets; ticket gate; ticket barrier
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
tension; mental strain; nervousness
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
company; corporation; workplace
at regular intervals; evenly spaced
never (even in error); never, ever; never, no matter what happens; by no means
to tower over the surroundings
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
utility pole; power pole; telephone pole; telegraph pole
bulletin board; display board; notice board; electronic bulletin board; BBS