book; volume; this; present; main; head
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
day after day; day by day
to repeat; to do something over again
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to recall; to remember; to recollect
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
beyond that point; after that
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
spell; charm; incantation; magic word
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
I see; that's right; indeed
very young; little; childish; immature
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
literary club (e.g. at school); literary section (e.g. newspaper)
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
by myself; in person; by oneself
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage