is something that; is that which
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
to speak; to say; to vocalize
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
welcome!; nice to see you!
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
to spread; to be propagated
to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; acting as though one owns the place; throwing one's weight around
distant view; looking from a distance; good long distance vision; farsightedness
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
reading partway; leaving half-read
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
calm; graceful; quiet; mellow; damp; moist
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
spine (of book); binding (of book)
being startled; getting a shock
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
making (book, etc.) into film; making a screen version; adapting for the screen
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
stacking flat and face up (magazines, books, etc.)
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
faddist; follow-the-crowd type; poser; trend junkie; sheep
hard-liners; diehards; (young) man with traditionally masculine interests; tough boy; hard news; reporter who covers political and economic affairs
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
difficult to ...; hard to ...
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
Western painting; Western film; Western movie
good old; good old-fashioned
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough