gleaming; shining; glistening
to pray for the repose of someone's soul; to pray for the souls of the departed
repose of a soul; ceremony for the repose of a departed soul
no matter (what, who, etc.); whether ... or ...; be
to live up to (one's) expectations; to meet expectations
guide; tour guide; guidebook; guide (on a fishing rod); guide ring
stowing away; smuggling oneself; clandestine travel abroad
overtime; outside of hours (school, office, surgery, etc.)
irresistibly; suddenly; to be turned on; to be horny
structural alteration (of a building); reconstruction; rebuilding; remodelling; remodeling
to roll up; to be rolled up
to harden earth into a mass
order's up; one order ready; coming up; problem solved; one down; all done
bad reputation; poor reception; unpopularity; disrepute
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
stylistic beauty; beauty of form; beauty derived from refined style; established trope; beloved stock formula (in entertainment); time-honored routine
off an island; away from an island; off-island
to catch (a wild animal or fish); to capture; to hunt; to win (a title, prize, etc.); to conquer
enclosure; coralling; penning; enclosure (fencing off common land for individual ownership)
manners; courtesy; etiquette
persistence; single-mindedness; sticking to one point; always making the same bet
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
harmful animal; pest; vermin
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
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; announcement; unveiling
to eat oneself out of house and home; to eat up completely
theory; standard procedure; common strategy; established tactics