dried squid; dried cuttlefish
selling on the market (in the marketplace, in stores, etc.); making something commercially available; commercial (e.g. software); over-the-counter; off-the-shelf
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe
story; tale; talk; discussion
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
something worthy of comparison; something being compared
base; basis; base (e.g. military); depot; base; base bag
to hand over; to surrender
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
society; the world; the times
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
body and soul; mind and body
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
highest peak; highest mountain; greatest authority; most prominent person; pinnacle (e.g. of art)
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
bad-feeling; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross; disgusting
wherein; therein; thereinto
reigning; controlling; dictating
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
at that time; in those days
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
such; like that; that sort of; very
store interior; inside of a shop
looking for a particular person or thing; searching high and low; hunting for; picking out; singling out
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
estimate (of costs); budget