to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to take (preventive) measures; to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
just as; right after; in the act of; as soon as; at that moment
to put back in a good mood; to cheer up
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
to push; to thrust; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
(cash) register; checkout (counter); cashier
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
one act (of a play); scene; event
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while traveling (travelling); present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
Occident and Orient (esp. the Occident); ocean; sea; foreign; Western
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; to relax; to take it easy; to chill
small-format paperback book; pocket paperback
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
dust jacket; book jacket; dust wrapper; dust cover
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
the other day; lately; recently
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
with a clink; with a soft thud; with a faint snap (e.g. of a book closing); suddenly; all of a sudden
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
cover; covering; covering (a song); cover; coverage; to cover (a loss)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
another helping; second helping; seconds; other paw!
river; stream; River; the ... river
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much