aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
to fall into someone's hands; to pass into another's possession
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
chugging (a glassful of) a drink in one go
to be content; to have enough; to be happy; to be sufficient; to be satisfied
going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
buying and reading (book, magazine, etc.); subscribing (incl. free subscriptions); taking (e.g. newspaper)
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (novel, film)
order of chivalry; chivalric order
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
hidden treasure; treasured article
small hill; low hill; hillock
ivy (esp. Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata)
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
to fall into ruin; to be desolated
old house; deserted house
spreading; laying out; security deposit; Japanese mattress
mystery; something inexplicable; unfathomable (of a Buddha's abilities); 10^64 (or 10^80)
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room
to die; to lay down life's burden
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
to strip; to peel; to tear off
full dress; formal dress; uniform
to be(come) intertwined; to be entangled
to boil up; to seethe; to get excited; to be in an uproar
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness