university (college) professor
secondhand bookshop; secondhand bookstore; secondhand bookseller
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
thirteen; 13; king (playing card)
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
selection; choice; option
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
future (usually near); prospects
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
lewdness; lewd person; pervert; lecher
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
price; cost; value; worth; value
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
somehow; for some reason or other
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to pass (of time); to elapse
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
set; suit; uniform collection; entirely; all; every one
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
meaning; significance; sense
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...