last chapter (book, etc.)
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
blind alley; cul-de-sac; dead end street; deadlock; impasse; dead end
extreme logic; extreme argument; unreserved argument
not yet known; unknown; strange
postoperative; after surgery
ahead (of); before; slightly earlier
to lose (through death; e.g. a wife, child)
return; reversion; comeback; carriage return
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
(intentional) overcharging; rip-off; highway robbery
bill; account; invoice; information request form
sending; forwarding; shipping
according to (depending on) the mood of the moment; as one's fancy dictates
conscientious; reasonable (e.g. price); honest; honorable
to knit (one's eyebrows); to furrow; to contract
friend's house; home of a friend
exorcism rite; purification
looking at someone (with upturned eyes); glancing upwards (at someone)
interior (of building, room, vehicle, etc.); interior design
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
to sing; to chirp; to twitter
to take measures; to take steps
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
huh; I'll be damned; well!
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
after staying up all night
scholar; academic; scientist; learned person; person of learning
to be bony; to be angular
Arecaceae (palm family of plants); Palmae