yell (of encouragement); cheering (esp. for a school sports team)
manager; controller; chief treasurer; boss (of a gambling den)
account book; ledger; register
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
receiving; acceptance; reception
ferry (crossing); ferry(boat); delivery
it's been a long time; long time no see
bearded face; unshaven face; hairy face
to jerk one's chin; to nod toward; to point one's chin at
wastepaper; scrap of paper; paper scraps
January; first month of the lunar calendar
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
separate account; separate charge
clerical desk; office desk
old book; rare book; classic; secondhand book; used book
change of color; change of colour; fading; discoloration; discolouration
old furniture; curios; secondhand goods
unintelligible language; incoherent language; talking nonsense; "all Greek to me"; double Dutch; (something) incomprehensible
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
praiseworthy; commendable; laudable; strange (person); weird; odd
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
price reduction; discount
things on hand; things in stock; money on hand; money in one's wallet; on hand; in stock
handbag; purse; briefcase; attache case
uncontainable; irrepressible; uncontrollable
secondhand book; ancient book; antiquarian books
peace preservation; security; safety
outskirts (of a town); run-down district
bungalow; one-story house
black lustre; black luster
paints; painting material
with a glitter; with a sparkle; brand new; shiny and new
to polish up; to shine up
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
no wonder; little wonder; after all; as expected; which isn't surprising