toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory
overtime; outside of hours (school, office, surgery, etc.)
to put someone to work; to make someone work
electricity; (electric) light
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
with a clink; with a flop; suddenly; all of a sudden
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
even though; despite; when
everything; anything; nothing
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
westering sun; setting sun; afternoon sun
under the staircase; understairs
No Entry; No Trespassing; No Admittance; off-limits; restricted; forbidden
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
calm; composed; cool; quiet
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
progress; advance; improvement; development
reading while standing (in a bookstore, etc.); browsing (i.e. reading an item but not buying it)
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
opening to the public; making available to the public; putting on display; exhibiting; showing (play, movie, etc.); holding (interview, etc.)