to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
to be unable to do; to find something difficult to do
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting
(one) leaf; (one) petal; piece (of paper); flake (of snow)
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
base of the throat; bottom of the neck
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
one after another; in rapid succession
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
to make one's heart flutter
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
outskirts (of a town); edge (of a town); just outside the city limits
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
counter for books; volume
children's story; fairy tale
assortment; product lineup
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)