skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
good-for-nothing; worthless
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
restless; fidgety; in a hurry
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
reading while standing (in a bookstore, etc.); browsing (i.e. reading an item but not buying it)
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
student preparing for or taking examinations (usu. entrance exams); test-taker
taking a breather; relaxation; vent hole
top-heavy; big-headed; overly-theoretical
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
printing type; movable type; printed text; print
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine
spine (of book); binding (of book)
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
stacking flat and face up (magazines, books, etc.)
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
paying no heed to; not caring about; taking no notice of
with intense concentration; eagerly; intently; devouringly
older sister; elder sister
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
brief personal record; short curriculum vitae; short CV
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
to change completely; to switch (to); to shift (to another mode)
to experience chest pain; to have a pain in one's chest; to feel sick at heart; to have one's heart ache; to be anguished
(at) any time; always; at all times; whenever
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end