study; library; den; home office; reading room
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
transactions; dealings; business
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
tribe; clan; (taxonomical) tribe; group (of the periodic table)
go that far; to that extent
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
smuggling; contraband trade
testimony; (verbal) evidence
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
to burn down (to the ground); to clear away by burning; to reduce to ashes; to burn off
upward glance; upturned eyes
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
to look away; to avert one's eyes
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
love triangle; eternal triangle
tangle; entanglement; snarl; complication; difficulties; trouble
being familiar with; having a thorough knowledge of; being well-informed about
innocent; not guilty; harmless
person who poses a high risk
(medical) follow-up; observation
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)
and what is worse; to make matters worse
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
strongish; somewhat strong
long, slender and well-proportioned; smooth, continuous (movement)
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
birth; creation; formation
to cease; to stop; to be over
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
rainy; showery; inclement
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)