solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.); austere; grave; majestic; dignified; stately
intricate; elaborate; complicated; complex
choice; selection; pickup (phonograph); stylus bar; pickup truck; pickup
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
library (usu. single-room); small library
peace (esp. of the world); tranquillity; calm
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
twenty-fourth day of the month; twenty-four days
ceremony held at the end of a school term; end-of-term ceremony
reading partway; leaving half-read
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
looking for a particular person or thing; searching high and low; hunting for; picking out; singling out
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
Island; insula; island; islet
antipathy; antagonism; animosity; revulsion; ill feeling
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
spine (of book); binding (of book)
to finish reading; to read through
small-format paperback book; pocket paperback
sidewise crawl (e.g. of a crab); crawling sideways; leafhopper (insect); jassid; sidewinder (Crotalus cerastes); levelling off (of prices, etc.)
katakana; angular Japanese syllabary used primarily for loanwords
English letter; alphabetic character
foreign; abroad; overseas
science fiction; sci-fi; SF
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
to become settled; to be fixed
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine
rough (touch, voice, etc.); coarse; gritty; rattling (of beans, beads, etc.)
scrutiny; scanning; taking a good look
to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious