to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
counter seat; seat at the counter
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
collection of short stories; collected short stories
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
one thin flat object; one sheet
to get between; to be caught in
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
sinking; foundering; getting dead drunk; having too much fun (esp. in a red-light district, etc.) and missing work or neglecting one's duties; staying in one place for a long time
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
hidden treasure; treasured article
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
oversight; omission; something overlooked; thing left unnoticed
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking
to mow; to reap; to harvest
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
to try to unsettle someone; to throw off balance
one-by-one; separately; in detail