to harden earth into a mass
order's up; one order ready; coming up; problem solved; one down; all done
bad reputation; disgrace; unpopularity
ignition; catching fire; setting on fire
every day and every night
enforcement; implementation; putting into practice; carrying out; operation; working (e.g. working parameters)
piggybacking marketing; method of making sales by jumping on a bandwagon (like that of a boom, popularity, disaster, etc.)
to call in; to invite; to bring in
open; public; official; overt
beauty of style; beauty of form
off an island; away from an island; off-island
to take; to catch; to capture
persistence; single-mindedness
dense; dim; dull-witted; unsympathetic; slow to understand; slow on the uptake
informant; informer; contact; Information Provider
to get tired; to become exhausted; to become worn out; to become battered (from long use); to get tired of (doing); to get fed up with
to buy up; to buy everything available; to hire for exclusive use; to reserve; to charter
all over the island; throughout the island; on the island
danger; Chinese "rooftop" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to swipe; to nick; to pilfer; to steal
to be hard to deal with; to be an eccentric; to be idiosyncratic
letter breaking off with someone; Dear John letter
to bring to light; to expose (to the world)
making something widely known; introduction; debut; announcement; unveiling
to eat oneself out of house and home; to eat up completely
transfer (trains, buses, etc.); change; switch (to another ideology, party, system, method, etc.); change; switching (stock); chromosomal crossover
coming alongside a pier, quay, etc.; reaching land (of a boat)
plating (chrome, gold, silver, etc.); coating; gilding; pretense; pretence; simulation
closed circle (of suspects, in mystery fiction)
to sweep away the stresses of the day; to unwind; to refresh the mind
pushing forward (undaunted, bravely); working vigorously towards an aim; struggling on; striving towards
I'm not so sure; I can hardly say with any finality that ...
cenotaph; memorial monument
playfulness; playful mood; imaginativeness
stepping (in place); stamping (up and down); stomping; standstill; stalemate