there in body, but not in spirit; distracted; in one ear and out the other
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
banning of books; banned book
to collect; to assemble; to gather
secondhand bookshop; secondhand bookstore; secondhand bookseller
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
author; writer; novelist; artist
plant having four leaves on one stalk
name (esp. on a deed, contract, etc.); moral duty; justification; pretext
love romance; love story; romance; romance story; romantic fiction
brow; forehead; prominent forehead; beetle brow; not catching anything (in fishing)
highest grade; superlative degree
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
science fiction; sci-fi; SF
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
with a bang bang (sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace (spend money, work); with great vigor
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
screaming (vocal technique); shouting
hazardous materials; dangerous goods; explosives; combustibles
the aforementioned; the said; (man, incident, etc.) in question; the usual
complete set (of volumes); every volume; whole volume; whole film; whole reel
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
neighboring town; neighbouring town; adjacent town
secondhand bookshop; antiquarian bookshop
to run around; to bustle about; to busy oneself
starting field which contains the November and/or December 20-point card
book printed from woodblocks
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
such a thing; something like that
light novel; young-adult illustrated fiction
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
to be lost in deep thought; to be deeply immersed in thought
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
unnatural; affected; studied; forced