outer circumference; perimeter; outskirts; periphery
extinction (e.g. of a family); dying out; discontinuation; severance (e.g. of relations); rupture; breaking off
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvring
to break; to break down; to be crazy; to be nuts; to be infatuated (with); to be crazy (about)
strange; odd; peculiar; weird; bizarre; unusual
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
to creep about; to crawl around
favour; favor; obligation; kindness; benevolence
character (in a play, novel, film, etc.); dramatis personae
terrain; geographical features; topography
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
inspection; examination; survey
(informal) discussion; talk; (formal and tedious) talk; lecture; admonition; reprimand
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
deep regret; great sorrow; bitter grief
opposite; reverse; contrary; front and back; parallel to; back to back
to know thoroughly; to have full knowledge of
to narrow; to reduce; to contract
(growing) quickly (esp. children, plants); (developing) quickly; fast; rapidly
agency; agent; answering (the door, phone, etc. on someone's behalf); ushering in (a visitor); passing on (a message); conveyance
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear); fearfully; anxiously
to state; to express; to say; to tell; to mention
inquiry; enquiry; investigation; (police) interview; questioning (e.g. witness, suspect); hearing
picking; collecting; harvesting; extraction
scientific crime detection; forensic investigation
treasury; treasure house; storehouse; treasure trove; rich source (of)
ultimate; final; last; eventual
results (of a study or investigation)
omitting (reluctantly); leaving out; dropping; giving up (reluctantly); parting with; sharing
(Confucian) temple; church; sanctuary
arrogant; haughty; stuck-up; arrogant bastard; snob
being well versed (in); being well acquainted (with); being familiar (with); (a boy's) first ejaculation; spermarche; semenarche
flour; meal; powder; heroin
ingredient; component; composition