securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
counter for nights of a stay; overnight stay; lodging
fourth day of the month; four days
as (for); for; in the capacity of
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
again; once more; a second time
small-format paperback book; pocket paperback
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
while; even though; despite
beach; seashore; seaside; coast
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
administrator; janitor; manager; custodian; executor
myself; yourself; I; me; you
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
by myself; in person; by oneself
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
every year; yearly; annually
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
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
considerably; fairly; quite
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
relatively; comparatively
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!