to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
relatedness; associativity; relation; relationship; relevance
technical book; specialized book; treatise
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
ancient script; ancient character; ancient alphabet
indiscriminate reading; unsystematic reading; desultory reading; reading at random
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
counter for books; volume
old book; rare book; classic; secondhand book; used book
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
coincident with; while; simultaneously
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
inspection; reading; perusal; browsing (the web)
social; societal; societary
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
engaging or meshing (of gears); occlusion (of teeth)
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
eccentricity; eccentric behaviour
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
prickling; stinging; biting; tale-telling; tattling
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to miss a chance to ask; to miss an opportunity to ask; to forget to ask
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
unapproachable; inaccessible; difficult to access