to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
to be self-complacent; to be conceited; to flatter oneself; to be full of oneself
to become completely chilled
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
to just appear; to be half out; to be on the tip of one's tongue
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
attitude to life; form of existence; way of life
absolutely normal; perfectly commonplace; taken for granted
inference; deduction; induction; reasoning
to laugh off (a rumor, worries, etc.); to laugh away
repeat; repeating; repeat (broadcast); rerun; repeat sign; repeat consumption
song with lyrics about resentment and a sorrowful tune; resentful complaint
fellows; comrade; colleague; one's equal
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; to appear on the cover of a magazine
to read (a book, etc.) over again
(by) one's side; place close to one's person; place within arm's reach; used in letters to refer to the recipient indirectly or written beside an addressee's name to show respect
to be absorbed in reading; to get lost in reading; to be immersed in (a book)
by nature; naturally; by birth; since birth; in one's (entire) life
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
it can't be helped; so it goes; c'est la vie
secondhand bookshop; secondhand bookstore; secondhand bookseller
(not) in the least; (not) at all
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
all of a sudden; unexpected; abrupt; sudden
to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest
literary club (e.g. at school); literary section (e.g. newspaper)
love romance; love story; romance; romance story; romantic fiction
application; subscription; entry (competition, raffle, etc.); enlistment
gold prize; gold award; gold medal; first-place prize
whistling arrow used to signal the start of battle; start (e.g. of a movement); beginning; dawn
pie in the sky; castles in the air; (lit.) drawing of a rice cake
experienced person; person who has had a particular experience
long sentence; long piece of writing (e.g. passage, letter, article, telegram)
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
shifting (the burden) onto; ill effects; negative consequences; burden