to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
long ago; already; a long time ago
without an occupation; unemployed; jobless
height (of body); stature
kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer
spring; spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus
to jar; to creak; to grate
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
three; three years of age
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
small-format paperback book; pocket paperback
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
book; volume; this; present; main; head
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
curiosity; inquisitiveness
to abandon; to give up on; to desert
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
the same kind; accomplice; partner
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
classic (work, esp. book); the classics
self-abasement; humility; self-depreciation
troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
to buy a replacement; to replace by buying something new
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
counter for books; volume
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
forcibly; against one's will
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front
nectar; honey; honeydew; treacle; molasses; sorbitol (when visible as dark patches inside an apple)
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high