interior design; interior; upholstery
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
to take (someone) to one place after another (forcibly); to drag (someone) around
book of pictures (paintings, drawings, etc.); collection of pictures
comparatively; relatively
to attract attention; to come into the limelight
to dig up; to turn up; to tear up; to rake up (e.g. old scandal); to dig over
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
train that stops at every station; local train
random; by chance; haphazard; hit-or-miss; unplanned
to give oneself to (esp. of a woman to a man); to surrender oneself to
dozens; scores of; decades
within a company; in-house; within a shrine; shrine precincts
announcement (esp. over public-address system); official announcement; formal information release
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
lack of words; being tongue-tied; suppressing what you want to say
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
to begin to fall (rain, etc.)
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
handle; grip; stalk (of a mushroom, leaf, etc.)
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to men
dramatic role for child; child actor
(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
pupil in ... year; student in ... year
to be precocious; to be mature for one's age; to seem grown-up; to seem mature
my; one's own; personal; privately owned
very young; little; childish; immature
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism