business; things to do; engagement; errand; affairs
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
tedious; boring; dull; to feel bored; to get bored (with); to get tired (of)
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
consumption; expenditure; spending
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to pull out; to draw out; to pick out; to take (a sample); to steal (the contents of something); to pilfer
moderate; proper; just right
thickness; profundity; depth; thickness; strong and tight group or wall of stones
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; to appear on the cover of a magazine
soft; tender; soft (colour, light, etc.); subdued; informal; light
touch; touching; being involved in; touch (of a painter, pianist, etc.); style (of writing, drawing, etc.); tag
novel; story; (work of) fiction
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
handbook; instruction book; manual
at least; at most; (even) just
to spend (time); to pass; to overdo (esp. alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); to take care of; to support
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to be detained; to take time
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
to waste time; to kill time
beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
to reason; to sum up; to conclude
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
recipe; (medical) prescription; how-to guide (e.g. for crafts)
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
choosing; selecting; deciding (on)
with no effort at all; easily
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great
top hundred; hundred best
good old; good old-fashioned
(archeological) remains; ruins; relics
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect