trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
to slip down; to slide down; to glide down
to rewrite; to overwrite; to renew; to transfer
sieve; sifter; screen; screening (jobs, candidates, etc.)
four characters; four letters
to abuse; to exploit to the full; to give free rein to
to smell sweet; to be fragrant
to be slow; to not make progress; to be inefficient
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
to translate; to interpret
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to preserve; to save; to put in; to lay in
to publish a book; to put out a book
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
reading while standing (in a bookstore, etc.); browsing (i.e. reading an item but not buying it)
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
somehow; without knowing (it); unconsciously; unthinkingly
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
take care of yourself; get well soon; God bless you; bless you
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
voice; speech; sound of a voice; sound (e.g. of a TV)
secondhand bookshop; antiquarian bookshop
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before)
wearing sandals; informal; casual
diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)
antecedents; ancestor; previous position; previous existence; predecessor organization; predecessor organisation
preservation; conservation; storage; saving (e.g. to disk)
untouched; unused; intact
spray; sprayer; atomizer; sprinkles (confectionery); hundreds and thousands
scribbling; doodling; graffiti
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
to start making a noise; to start making an uproar; to go berserk