risky; dangerous; suggestive; bordering on the obscene; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) harsh
about; on; regarding; per; for every
censorship; inspection; examination
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient in some way; lacking something
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
skilled person; capable person; doer; performer; giver; bestower
old woman; joker (in old maid)
careful selection; careful screening; hand-picking
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
to be greedy; to devour greedily
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
big craze; boom; popular trend; widespread contagion; large outbreak
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
novel; story; (work of) fiction
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
to read aloud; to read to someone
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
that is to say; so that means
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
to finish reading; to read through
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
novel for the masses; popular fiction; pulp
upper class; upper echelons of society; the rich and powerful; the elite
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
stamp; seal; seal impression; seal; mudra (symbolic hand gesture); ninja hand sign
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
quality (of a product or a service)