to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to be soluble (in); to be used up (of money or time); to be wasted
loose articles (not packaged with other things); bulk items; individual items; coins; small change
must; should; will (surely); be bound to; will (do); shall
several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number
evil spirit; demon; devil
struggling; pawing (e.g. horses' hooves)
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; fatigue (of metal, etc.)
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
very; very much; greatly; considerably; highly; exceedingly
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
(doing) together; one lump; one mixture; the same; identical; (at) the same time
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
4th day of the month; four days
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; attachment; contact play; sound effect produced by striking a wooden board with clappers
pressing; stamping; press (machine); the press; news media; military press (weight lifting)
newspaper; paper; counter for newspapers
extract; excerpt; selection
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
eyewitness report; eyewitness information
man; male; masculine gender
to gather; to (pick up and) collect; to glean (information)
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) temporary residence
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
seeing (someone) off; send-off; deferment; postponement; letting a pitch go by; wait-and-see attitude
delay; lag; falling behind; falling behind in; lagging behind in