hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
stream (of liquid, air, etc.); stream
secondhand bookshop; antiquarian bookshop
disorder; confusion; clutter; mess; muddle; disarray
collection of books; (personal) library
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to preserve; to save; to put in; to lay in
inspection; reading; perusal; browsing (the web)
thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)
wood; lumber; (raw) material; stuff; talent; ability
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
deterioration (in quality, performance, etc.); degradation; worsening; (visible) aging; becoming unattractive (due to aging)
preservation; conservation; storage; save (to storage)
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause); paying tribute; tribute
Great Leap Forward (failed attempt to industrialize China and increase agricultural production; 1958-1960); significant breakthrough; great strides
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
last years; closing years; last days; closing days; end; last stage
concealment; hiding; covering up; suppression
leader; leaders; dotted line; reader (textbook); reader (i.e. a person who reads); microreader
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
some; (a) little; somewhat; to some extent; in part
newspaper story (article, account)
copying; duplication; reproduction; copy
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
fruit store; fruit dealer; fruit seller; fruiterer; greengrocer
shopping; purchased goods
magazine; journal; periodical
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to look slightly doubtful; to look puzzled; (lit.) to bend one's head slightly to one side
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
not limited to; not just ...
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
without a doubt; completely; something out of the question; something outrageous; being utterly inferior; being helpless
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence