to take a lot of dealing with; to be a handful
good outward appearance; looking nice; being attractive; making a fine show
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
knowingly or unknowingly; with or without someone's knowledge
somehow; without knowing (it); unconsciously; unthinkingly
table of contents; contents
short story; short film; short poem
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1892 collection of short stories by Arthur Conan Doyle)
Bohemia (region in western Czechia)
not entirely wrong but not entirely right; so-so; average
association; union; guild; labor union; labour union; trade union
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
double circle (indicating "very good" on a piece of school work)
to twist; to screw; to wrench; to sprain
The Adventure of the Speckled Band
Japanese beech (Fagus crenata); Siebold's beech
famous; well-known; renowned; your name
pale; pallid; inexperienced; immature; face without makeup
gem; jewel; precious stone
(large) building; public building; hall
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
The Adventure of the Lion's Mane
mask; veil; disguise; anonymous; unmarked; incognito
to push back; to press back; to force back; to (refuse and) return (something); to give back
one more; another (one); (not) quite; (not) entirely; (not) enough
creeping (of an insect, etc.); crawling; restlessly; fidgeting; hesitantly; slowly
to listen again; to ask again