to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
brilliant; bright; dazzling
machine parts; machinery; equipment
stout; well-fleshed; well-built; well-padded; plump
proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn or restaurant); landlady; hostess; mistress
thick (paper, cloth, etc.); heavy
apron; apron (airport); apron (stage)
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
secrecy; confidentiality; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal); kitchen
adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
dwelling; house; residence; address
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
mediation; good offices; influential person; person of influence; (arch.) eloquence; (arch.) eloquent person
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
utensil; implement; tool; instrument; appliance; apparatus
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
study; pursuit of knowledge
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
interlude; intermission; insert chapter; special chapter
high ground; plateau; heights
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with
to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
to amuse oneself; to make merry