enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
separation; partition; detachment; segregation; isolation
experiment; experimentation
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
(stare or glare with) scornful eyes; reproachful eyes; disgusted eyes
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
written oath; covenant; pledge
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
cooperative relation; cooperative relationship; collaborative relationships; cooperative structure; cooperative ties; cooperative alliance
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
in advance; beforehand; previously; ahead of time
it is written that ...; ... is written; it says ...; it reads ...
one's own handwriting; autograph
to push; to thrust; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
to change (one's clothes)
rest; break; recess; intermission
then; and (then); in that case; if so
formal; stiff; strict; ceremonious
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery genre; detective genre
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
checking answers (e.g. to homework problems); verifying one's answers
with a friendly grin; smilingly
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
to hire for exclusive use; to reserve; to charter
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow (i.e. bending of the body); bowing; reward
serious look (on one's face); straight face
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
extravagant spending; wasteful spending; splurging; squandering
to look away; to avert one's eyes; to avoid facing (e.g. reality)
leftovers; remains; leavings; remnant; surplus