to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
library; book collection; paperback book
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
trivial; not amounting to much
killing time; keeping oneself occupied; time killer; wasting time; waste of time
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
and yet; though; when; in spite of
university student; college student
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
tedious; boring; dull; to feel bored; to get bored (with); to get tired (of)
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
difficult to ...; hard to ...
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
business district; shopping district; bustling street; shopping centre; shopping center; downtown
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
to talk; to chat; to chatter
boarding (a train, bus, etc.); getting into (e.g. a taxi)
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
to finger; to play with; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
resting one's chin in one's hands; brace (in construction); angle brace
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.); flap (of a dust jacket)
code; program; code; regulation; code; symbol set; cord
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of