common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
complete picture; panorama; what it all adds up to; bird's eye view; all-embracing portrait; overall perspective
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of; (lit.) to drive in a nail
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
spy; secret agent; spying
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
to satisfy (one); to meet (one's) desire
to chip (off); to shave off; to sharpen; to dampen (one's enthusiasm, interest, etc.); to reduce
final; eventual; ultimate
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
to promote; to make richer
hometown; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
upper side (of a go, chess or othello board)
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
great difference; major mistake
to carve into; to cut into; to engrave into; to inscribe
famous; well-known; renowned; your name
engraver; carver; sculptor; tattoo artist; tattooist
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
bright and beautiful; gorgeous; showy; prosperous; flourishing; thriving
inorganic matter; mineral matter; cold; inhuman; robotic
manure; night soil; dung; something that will help one develop in the future
totally (immersed in something, e.g. liquid, work); addicted
bed and food; eating and sleeping
perfect; complete; thorough; leaving nothing to be desired; more than satisfactory
decorative ceiling painting
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
counter for books; volume
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (of letters)
unit (e.g. meters, grams, etc.); denomination; unit (i.e. one comprised of many); group; credit (in school, university, etc.); point
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
maze; labyrinth; inner ear
library; book storage; stack room; archive (file)
one edge; one end; one side
to finish reading; to read through