special; particular; peculiar; unique
counter for books; volume
recipe; prescription (medical); how-to guide (e.g. crafts)
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
feeling keenly; fully realizing
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
people; men and women; each person; everybody
through; non-stop; direct; going straight to
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
falling into a doze; dozing off; nodding off
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes
matter of the highest priority; top priority; first priority
to rise; to erect; to get up
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
piping hot; scalding; madly in love; passionately in love
pains; hard work; effort; trouble; labour; labor
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
potato; French fries; chips; sweet potato
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
polished rice; (uncooked) white rice
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)