private; personal life; (one's) privacy
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
I see; that's right; indeed
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
area (measurement); square measure; size (of land); floor space
easily (reach, exceed, etc.); comfortably; amply; fully; well over
to account for; to make up; to occupy (a place, position, etc.); to hold (a rank, seat, etc.); to occupy (one's mind, heart, etc.); to weigh (on one's mind)
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
you could say; you might say; verging on the
novel; story; (work of) fiction
literature; books (reference); document
things left (to one) by the deceased; inherited item; estate; lost item; lost property
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
medicine; medical science
technical book; specialized book; treatise
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
strict; formal; strait-laced; stuffy; prudish; serious
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)
major; large; the Major Leagues; Major League Baseball; major (key, scale, etc.); (oil) major
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
new book; new publication
quite; utterly; (not) at all; completely; wholly; entirely
weird; eerie; ominous; creepy; uncanny; unearthly
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
wiles; sinister design; trick; conspiracy; intrigue
with these words; while saying
ha ha ha; hee hee hee; chuckling
(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
empty grain husk; immature ear (e.g. wheat); hollow object; unripe fruit
hey; listen; look here; I say
unfortunately; regrettably