collection of books; (personal) library
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)
in turns; in series; in order; by rotation
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
to remove; to get rid of; to exclude; to except; to kill (a traitor, opponent, etc.)
place to put something; storage space; storehouse; depository; repository; shed
old book; rare book; classic; secondhand book; used book
corner; bend; segment (within a radio or TV program); session; area; department
user; end-user; consumer; patron; customer; client
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
looking for something; searching for something; object being sought
plus; addition; positive (number); plus sign; positive symbol; advantage; plus
usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant
to build; to construct; to erect; to build up (a reputation, position, fortune, etc.); to establish (a relationship, household, tradition, etc.); to lay (a foundation)
mediation; intercession; smoothing over
if there is a chance; if possible; if circumstances permit; if things go well; if luck is on my side
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
to tuck up (a kimono skirt); to tuck in; to make short (a story, explanation, etc.); to cut short; to abridge
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
doubt; suspicion; question; strangeness
present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
ancient character (esp. Chinese); ancient writing
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
irritating; troublesome; gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; heavy (weather); cloudy
to be packed (with); to be filled; to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be become shorter; to shrink; to be at a loss (for)
classic (work, esp. book); the classics
rote memorization (memorisation); rote learning; indiscriminate memorizing (memorising)
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary
erasure; deletion; elimination (of variables); extinction