or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
tool; implement; means; furniture
to sit at a desk (to study); to set to work on revision, homework, etc.
stiff and slackless; tense without any looseness; cling tightly; pulled or stretched as far as possible; creaking of a door or oar
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
impossible; unlikely; improbable
to summon courage; to be brave
function; facility; faculty; feature
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
won't (hasn't, isn't, doesn't, etc.); won't you
(to be ashamed enough) to wish you could just disappear; wanting to sink into the ground in shame
reserved; introverted; reticent; shy; withdrawn
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
cannot (do); it is impossible that...; it is (highly) unlikely that...
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine
ebook; e-book; electronic book; digital book
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
suspicious; dubious; unreliable; indecent; unseemly
library; book collection; paperback book
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
disclosure; exposure; revelation
way (of doing); manner; method; means
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
something's wrong (with someone); not right (in the head); not oneself; crazy; nuts
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
harmless and inoffensive; bland; tepid
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
stealthily; secretly; in secret
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well