my; one's own; I ...; one ...
desk pad; sheet of plastic (or cardboard, felt, etc.) placed under writing paper; being pinned under; being caught under; model; pattern
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
without; but if; otherwise; or else
regret; repentance; remorse
to leave as is; to ignore
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
spurt of blood (from one's victim)
to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
reopening; resumption; restarting
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
detectable; noticeable; recognizable; observable
stretching a rope around; roping off; one's turf; domain; territory (of an animal)
comparatively; relatively; fairly; considering ...; for ...; despite ...
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
outward appearance; exterior appearance; outward show; looks
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
watch; guard; lookout; surveillance; watchman; sentinel
several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
to face on; to look out on to
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
nap room (in an office, fire station, etc.)
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones; in secret; stealthily
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
one by one; thoroughly; exhaustively; with a fine-tooth comb
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place