cache; place to hide something
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
prevention of crime; security (device, camera, etc.)
private property; personal belongings; personal effects
about here; in this neighborhood
desktop (computer); home (game console, CD player, etc.); non-portable; stationary
box; box (in theatre); booth (in restaurant, etc.); small rectangular building (e.g. telephone box); rectangular field area (batter's box, catcher's box); box (calfskin); central 4x4 area (othello)
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
complete set; all; everything
important documents; important papers
with a momentary flash of light
to contribute; to play a part in; to have a hand in; to finance
to wrench open; to prize open; to pick (lock)
(crime of) theft; (crime of) stealing; larceny
destruction (esp. of evidence); spoliation; suppression; hiding; concealment
head over heels; headlong; head first
to be intricate; to be elaborate; to be complicated; to be complex
having one misfortune after another; insult to injury
splint; brace; epithesis; splice; support (e.g. for a plant); prop
fast (asleep); snoring or grumbling sound
rustling sound; search (esp. a home search by the police)
bad condition; not to work out (i.e. a deal); disagreement; break-off; disorder; slump
stick; piece of wood; billet; piece of a broken pole
to change the position of
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
to say nasty things (about); to use abusive language
action; operation; effect; function