leaving somebody behind; abandoning someone; marooning someone
shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
to insert; to put between; to tuck (e.g. fabric into a gap)
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
air conditioning; air cooling
(formal) shirt; dress shirt; business shirt; button-up shirt
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
preparations for returning (home)
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
counter for books; volume
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
library (usu. single-room); small library
collection of books; (personal) library
stillness; silence; hush; calm; serenity
book lover; lover of books; bibliophilism; love of books
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
to get entangled; to get tangled; to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip over; to become complicated
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
medical book; medical journal
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
front garden; front yard; vestibule (of the ear)
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
the more one looks (at it) the more...
to interrupt (a story, etc.); to bend at the waist
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
another kind; distinct species; variety
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you