corner; bend; segment (within a radio or TV program); session; area; department
minor; small; minor (key, scale, etc.); the minor leagues (US baseball)
bad inventory; deadstock; dead stock
that day; the very same day
familiarity; intimacy; acquaintance
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
giving something a try because it will not do any harm
concerning ...; over ...; about ...; centering on ...
every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; to appear on the cover of a magazine
to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
seeing for the first time; first sight
inquiry; enquiry; question; searching; looking for
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
white; blank (e.g. paper); uncolored; innocent; not guilty; (arch.) bright
(wearing) low over one's eyes
facing downward; lying face down; upside down; prone
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
to understand; to make out
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
cartoonist; comic book artist; manga artist; manga author; mangaka
signing; autograph session
way of talking; speaking style
timid; fainthearted; weak-willed
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; contraction; atrophy
with a start; with a jump
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
new book; new publication
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
secondhand book; ancient book; antiquarian books
separate; respective; different
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
suddenly; in a flash; quickly; conspicuously; prominently; showily
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
return; coming back; second coming (e.g. of Christ); second advent; reincarnation
foreign country; another country; another province; strange land; alien land