front-page article; top story; lead
long ago; a long time ago; already
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
cruel treatment; raw deal; kick in the pants
high (government) official
firm; solid; steady; secure; unshakeable; unwavering
allegiance; obedience; submission
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
whistling sound; wheezing sound; sound of the wind; wuthering; howling; soughing
to live (of animals); to inhabit; to nest
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
with a whoosh; with a swish; with a whirl; whizzing by
lattice; latticework; lattice door; check(ed) pattern; plaid
to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply
emptiness; being empty; not carrying anything; unburdened; dishonoured (bill, promise, etc.); false
safe; strongbox; cashbox; depository; cash office; treasury
socks; sock; stockings; stocking
washing; laundry; relaxation; rejuvenation; melting away (of worries, fatigue, etc.)
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects
to fold up; to fold into layers; to collapse (content on a webpage, etc.)
drawstring purse; money pouch; pouch of fried tofu stuffed with var. ingredients, used in oden; hanger-on; follower; (arch.) unlicensed prostitute (Edo period)
Don (Spanish honorific); bigwig; important person
Miranda (Venezuela); Miranda
(written) work; book; (written) by; clearness; obviousness
mixing; blending (e.g. spices); compounding (e.g. a medicine); making up; dispensing (a prescription); preparation
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
replenishment; supplementation; supplement; replacement; refilling
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
luna lionfish (Pterois lunulata)