to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
article; news story; report; account
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
older sister and younger brother
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
getting information (esp. by interviewing witnesses, etc. in a police investigation)
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
extract; excerpt; selection
all out; like hell; like crazy; desperately; (lit.) expecting to die
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
frank; candid; frankfurter; frank
that is to say; so that means
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
to spread; to be propagated
to be within others' sight; to be visible; to be conspicuous; to attract public attention; to come under observation
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
able; capable; competent; able person; person of ability
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
sales; selling; marketing
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
coordinate; co-ordinate; matching (e.g. clothes, accessories, furniture, colours); coordinated outfit (clothes and accessories); ensemble; coordinates (items of clothing, furniture, etc. designed to be used together)
careful selection; careful screening; hand-picking