to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
journal; magazine; periodical
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
secretive; mysterious; furtive; stealthy; clandestine; sneaky
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
society; the world; the times
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
so slight as to be all but non-existent
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
high; noble; refined; advanced
looking for a particular person or thing; searching high and low; hunting for; picking out; singling out
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
secondhand bookshop; antiquarian bookshop
face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
memorial day; commemoration day; anniversary
feigning ignorance; acting dumb
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
stacking flat and face up (magazines, books, etc.)
spine (of book); binding (of book)
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
to pull out; to draw out; to disconnect; to steal contents of; to pilfer (from); to pickpocket
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
looking directly at; looking straight at; looking squarely at (e.g. a problem); facing (e.g. the truth); normal vision; emmetropia
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
increase in interest rates
slim waist; slender figure; willowy figure; waist of a willow tree
lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)
inside one's heart; in one's mind
coming to a store (restaurant, bar, shop, etc.)
fourth day of the month; four days
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
dissipation; prodigality; debauchery