ago; since; before; previous
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
remaining quantity; residual quantity
seven tenths; seventy percent; seven hundreds; seven percent
minimum; at the very least
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
out (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); outside the line; out; putout; outer; external; exit
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
world view; outlook on the world; Weltanschauung (philosophy); appearance of a world (e.g. in fiction)
agreement; concurrence; conformance; compliance
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
with a rustling sound; (rummaging) around
to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
parenthood; parent or someone with children on the way (esp. an expecting mother); (of a fish) containing roe (eggs)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
young child; toddler; child over 1 but not yet of school age
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
distortion (often used for caricature in manga, etc.); deformation
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
something; some kind of; for some reason
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
book lover; lover of books; bibliophilism; love of books
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire