having a crisp appearance; stiffly; tensely; smartly (e.g. dressed); neatly
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
equipment used in a ritual; ritual implement
10,000,000,000; ten billion
jinx; omen (can be a good omen)
reluctant to; not inclined to; disinclined; unwilling
necessities of life (food, clothing and shelter)
meaning; connotation; denotation
station (esp. a police station); office (e.g. tax office)
inquiry counter; consulting service; assistance service
person asking for advice; inquirer; consulter; consultor; counselee; querent (in tarot, astrology, etc.)
to tuck up (e.g. skirt); to abridge; to cut short
shallow playboy; frivolous lad; good-time Charlie
to enter (house, room, etc.); to step in
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
roundup (criminals, animals, etc.); manhunt; crackdown; swoop; raid
reeking of blood; stinking of blood; bloody (battle, crime, etc.)
smelling of mud or earth; unrefined; uncouth
misunderstanding; misapprehension; false impression; to be mistaken; to have the wrong idea
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
mental; psychological; physical
privacy; secrecy; confidentiality
reputation; respectability; honour; honor
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
neighbour to the right (person, building, etc.)
library (usu. single-room); small library
although; though; despite the fact that ...
coherence; order; focus; point
to feel blessed to be in one's position; to be thankful for one's good fortune