Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
to get tired; to become exhausted; to become worn out; to become battered (from long use); to get tired of (doing); to get fed up with
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
secondhand bookshop; secondhand bookstore; secondhand bookseller
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
buying; shopping; buyer; purchase
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
business trip; official trip
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
really; truly; indeed; good grief
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
secondhand book; ancient book; antiquarian books
request; appeal; claim; purchase
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof