that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
technical book; specialized book; treatise
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
observation; survey; watching
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
person with a lot of free time on their hands; person of leisure; idler; loafer
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; strolling; rambling; idly; lazily
to go out and away; to leave
timewasting; killing time
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
book; volume; this; present; main; head
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
near-miss; just missing (each other)
small-format paperback book; pocket paperback
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
new book; new publication
load; baggage; cargo; burden; responsibility
to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen
spine (of book); binding (of book)
with a crack; with a snap; firmly; sharply; precisely; properly
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
corner; bend; segment (within a radio or TV program); session; area; department
stacking flat and face up (magazines, books, etc.)
unable to contain oneself; itching to do something; cannot sit still
jealousy; roasted rice cake
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake