colophon (at the end of a book); imprint; publication information
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
secondhand bookshop; secondhand bookstore; secondhand bookseller
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; nimbly; alertly
public holiday; celebration (of)
special; auspicious; happy; naive; innocent; good-natured
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
distant look; faraway look
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
age thirty; one's thirties
just this side of; one step short of; on the brink
modern; current; contemporary; trendy; latest; up-to-date
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
(sound effect for) collapsing; losing strength; slumping; losing balance
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
health management; health maintenance; health care
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
self-abasement; humility; self-depreciation
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
memory; ability to remember
worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace
one roll; one book; one volume; first volume; rolling once; wrapping once around
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
around 40 (years of age, esp. women)
general; popular; common; typical
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
one digit; one column; the "ones" column
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
childbirth; (giving) birth; delivery; production (of goods)
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)