neglecting; ignoring; paying no attention to; superior to (e.g. a professional); outdoing; outshining
to talk together; to chat together
regular customer; regular patron; regular visitor; constant companion
fault; trouble; damage (to a part of the body); injury; problem; hitch
worry; care; concern; ennui; boredom
law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement
eating together; dining together; having a meal together
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; marijuana; cannabis; not genuine
to intertwine; to become entangled; to get tangled (together); to become intertwined (of matters, interests, etc.); to become connected; to become linked
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
menu; list of meals (e.g. for the week)
discussion; deliberation; consideration; investigation (into a suspect); inquiry; enquiry
beyond expectation; contrary to expectations; unexpectedly
jam-packed; packed; packed like sardines
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
secondhand bookshop; secondhand bookstore; secondhand bookseller
three sides; small offering stand
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
to alternate; to take turns
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
famine; crop failure; chronic shortage (e.g. of water)
anthology; collection of works
poetry anthology; collection of poems; collected poems
nowadays; in this day and age
reference materials; specimen for reference; reference item; specimen
back of a leatherbound book
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
cashier's desk; counter (where you pay in a store); cash desk
ladies' magazine; women's magazine
work (e.g. of art); piece; harvest; crop; technique
wild; uninhibited; extravagant; rampant
love; romance; tender passion; emotion; affections
view of marriage; outlook on marriage; attitude towards marriage
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
conventionalism; old style