debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
covered with; stained; smeared
sushi; anything made with vinegared rice (may also contain vegetables, spices, fish, or other delicacies)
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
meaning; significance; sense
journal; magazine; periodical
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
editor (in publishing, etc.)
company; corporation; workplace
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
publisher; publishing house; publishing company
telephone receiver; telephone mouthpiece; making a telephone call; receiving a telephone call
such; this sort of; like this
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
public opinion; unbiased criticism; unbiassed criticism
literary club (e.g. at school); literary section (e.g. newspaper)
to mishear; to hear wrongly; to misunderstand
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
to be of use as a reference; to be helpful
rope; cord; policeman's rope
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
oceanic whitetip shark (Carcharhinus longimanus)
writing (e.g. as a profession)
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
recreation; diversion; relaxation
innocence; insentient (i.e. plants, inanimate objects, etc.); free from obstructive thoughts; to pester someone (for cash, etc.)
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to lose (money, etc.); to waste one's (time, etc.); to have one's efforts come to naught
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
flight; escape; running away; flying high
in this way; thus; such; uh...