period of time; time slot; time zone
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
collection of books; (personal) library
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
ruler; measure; measuring stick; standard; criterion; yardstick
counter for books; volume
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
choice; selection; option
principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
running about; making every effort (to do); busying oneself (with); being busily engaged (in); good offices; efforts
number of times; frequency; count
in one's own way or style
way (of doing); manner; method; means
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
to turn over; to turn (pages); to leaf through (a book, etc.); to tear off; to strip off; to take off
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
what proportion; what percentage
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious
to pierce through; to break through
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
superman; superwoman; Ubermensch (Nietzsche's ideal man of the future); overman
you could say; you might say; verging on the
to become exaggerated (of rumours, etc.); to become embellished
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
derailment; digression; deviation
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
great achievement; great feat; great work; great undertaking
to write down; to record; to register
otherwise; or else; if not
accessible; approachable; easy to approach
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
foolhardy; reckless; fearless
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean