placement; fixed position; mapping out; location
on the desk; theoretical; academic; armchair (e.g. plan)
to concentrate; to devote; to apply; to strain; to rack
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
to try all possible means
flying; leaping; zero; naught; flying fish (esp. the Japanese flying fish, Cypselurus agoo)
reaching; attaining; arrival
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
to rummage through; to ransack (e.g. a drawer); to throw into confusion; to disrupt; to upset
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
to discuss; to talk together
interval; break; rift (in clouds)
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
doubt; skepticism; scepticism; disbelief
strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit
love affair; sensual pleasures
to be infatuated (with); to be hooked (on); to lose one's heart (on)
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
nervous temperament; worrier's disposition
important documents; important papers
door handle; doorknob; door knob; knob or handle which operates the door catch
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
location (of something); whereabouts; hiding place
that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!
follower; attendant; valet; servant
tedious; boring; being fed up with
to spit out; to eject; to dump
repetitious; long-winded; heavy (taste); (overly) rich; gaudy (colour, design, etc.); loud
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence