bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
academic book; scholarly book; learned book; tome
in the company of; accompanied by ...; as a group comprising ...; likes of ...
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
to pay no heed to; to not care about; to take no notice of
to be sticky; to be stringy; to be glutinous
to brush off; to shake off
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
descent; fall; drop; decline; downturn; subsidence
internal organs; intestines; viscera
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
to fold up; to fold into layers
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
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
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
to split finely; to splinter; to get frayed; to become irritable; to feel on edge
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
to be precocious; to be mature for one's age; to seem grown-up; to seem mature
treating someone like a child
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
word game; wordplay; playing with words
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
to act like a grown up; to pretend to be an adult
to be hurtful; to resonate emotionally (with one)
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; sharp (language, question, etc.); biting; nasty; gross
air con; air conditioner; air conditioning
exhaust; emission (of gas from an engine); expulsion (of air); ventilation
to blow out; to spout out
eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone