research organization; investigative body
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
to get (become) acquainted; to get to know; to get (become) intimate with; to become friendly with; to become friends
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
letting (someone) die without helping
use of seductive techniques to attain one's ends (usu. of women)
unique; matchless; unparalleled; unparallelled; never again
buying (of stock, materials, etc.); purchasing; stocking; laying in; procurement
if (it) doesn't exist; if there is no ...; if not ...; unless ...; have to ...; must ...
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
crushing; squashing; crumpling; squishing; with a smash; with a crunch
back of a stone monument; inscription on the back of a stone monument
to jump from one thing to another
city at night; town at night; streets at night; nightlife district; drinking district
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
easy; simple; informal; offhand; cheap
patent; one's specialty (party piece, etc.)
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
suddenly; unexpectedly; by chance; accidentally; lightly; nimbly
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
28th day of the month; 28 days
hiding place; hideout; refuge; retreat; hideaway
several weeks; a few weeks
constant attendance; uninterrupted supervision; staying with someone all the time
nodding off (while sitting); dozing
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; card; program
lighthouse; old-fashioned interior light fixture comprising a wooden pole with an oil-filled dish and a wick atop it
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
about; on; regarding; per; for every
twelve o'clock; midnight; noon
henry (unit of inductance)
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being