counter for books; volume
book; volume; this; present; main; head
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
(feeling of) indebtedness; feeling obliged
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
dull (e.g. of movement or reaction); sluggish
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
isn't it (that) different (from usual, from what one could expect, etc.)?; isn't that wrong?; no, that's wrong; it's not like that; that's not the case
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
disorderly; messy; absurd; unreasonable; very; extremely
with all one's strength; with all one's might
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
towel blanket; terry-cloth blanket
(sleeping) peacefully; quietly; soundly
sleeping during the day; (afternoon) nap; siesta
to lull (a child) to sleep; to put a person to sleep
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
facing; opposite; across the street; other side