notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
secrecy; confidentiality; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal); kitchen
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
in search of; in order to look for
to move (house); to change residence
munching; crunching; (lightly) scratching (an itch)
to put into order; to arrange (one's thoughts)
single-minded; intent; determined; wholehearted; earnest; devoted (to)
to expose one's faults; to have one's defects exposed; to show oneself up
to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken
romanticist; romantic; dreamer
to continue to hold; to hold on to (for a long period); to maintain; to keep
how long; how far; how much
(carrying) close to one's person; next to the skin
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
(not) even once; (not) ever
cased; boxed; precious; cherished; girl who has been sheltered from the world; one's special talent
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
to conclude; to decide; to determine; to judge
several years; a few years
murder; homicide; manslaughter
robber; mugger; robbery; burglary
forcible sexual intercourse; rape
atrocious crime; heinous crime
number of cases, incidents, items, messages, accounts, etc.
three-digit number; hundreds column
to go astray; to become corrupt; to go bad
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge
monetary; financial; pecuniary
scholarship; stipend; bursary; student loan
system; institution; organization; organisation
provision (of money or goods); furnishing; conferral; payment; delivery; benefit
very rare; very unlikely (to happen); scarcely; seldom; improbable; almost never (occurring)
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
fifth court rank; black-crowned night heron (Nycticorax nycticorax); night heron; five ranks; five stages