to stare in wonder; to be amazed
now that you say that; now that you mention it
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
that is to say; so that means
main spindle; main shaft; linchpin; pivot; principal axis; main axis
pointing out; identification
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
as everyone knows; needless to point out
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
journal; magazine; periodical
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
adds force or indicates command
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
aliteracy; loss of interest in or shift away from reading (especially serious) books or literature
serious; severe; grave; acute
storage; putting or stowing away; receipt (of funds, payment, etc.); harvesting
technical book; specialized book; treatise
collection of books; (personal) library
many; numerous; various; large number of
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
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.)
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
light; right; right field; right fielder
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
isolation; being alone; being friendless