departure (from a base); takeoff; launch; starting (to move; of a car); start; moving off
evil influence; (evil) clutches; tentacles of evil
just safe (e.g. just avoiding being late, failing an exam, etc.); only just OK; barely acceptable
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
to lie down; to throw oneself down
physical weariness; sense of fatigue; washed-out feeling
crumpled; rumpled; to be annoyed; to be irritated; noisily (chewing)
one roll; one book; one volume; first volume; rolling once; wrapping once around
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
title; subject; problem (on a test); question; counter for questions (on a test)
unprecedented; unique; unparalleled
family restaurant (i.e. a restaurant with varied and inexpensive menu options); casual dining restaurant
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
correction; rectification; mending; repair
2nd day of the month; two days
complete stranger; total stranger
preface; introduction; preamble
encouragement; incentive; stimulus
audience (with a lord, dignitary, etc.); interview; first (public) appearance; debut; trial service (of a servant); probation
to run swiftly; to speed; to dash; to charge ahead (in pursuit of some goal); to push forward
to say everything one wants to say; to exhaust a topic
firm promise; definite promise
plot (of a novel, play, etc.); plotting (data)
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; full provision
to hug; to clasp to one's breast
activity; action; occupation; business; sexual intercourse; sex
beyond one's means or position
heartache; ache in one's heart; emotional pain
to wash away; to rinse off
to covet; to crave; to indulge in; to do ceaselessly; to eat greedily; to devour
to cut (cloth, paper, etc.); to cut off
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to drag; to pull
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone