to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
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
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
to be too numerous; to be too much
hustle and bustle; throng; crowd; congestion; traffic jam
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to spread (e.g. a rumor); to circulate; to disseminate
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
to do for (the sake of someone else)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
implication; hidden meaning; latitude; atmosphere; tone; sentiment
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; gossip; irresponsible criticism
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
to shake; to tremble; to sway; to be unsettled; to be unstable; to fluctuate
consequence; result; conclusion
real intention; true motive; true meaning
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
unspecified large number (of people)
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
ninth day of the month; nine days
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
term-end exam; end-of-term test; finals
worthy of special mention
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
actual state (of things); real state; live; on-the-scene; reporting live; live coverage
section (e.g. in a newspaper); column; field (in a form, web page, etc.); blank; handrail; railing
PS; postscript; appending; addition (esp. of data, information)
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"