bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength
climax; peak; zenith; apex
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
itching to do something; impatient; sorely tempted; eager
to rock; to shake; to swing
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
young (usu. of a woman); blooming; in the prime of youth; with a charm appropriate to one's age
to go past; to pass; to pass by
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
upper part; upper stream; upper course of a river; right side of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage left (actor's POV); skillful (in comparisons)
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
new and old; incoming and outgoing
weekday; ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday); kanji radical 73
several; various; divergent; conflicting; different; diverse
age range; age-group; age bracket
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
unexpectedly; surprisingly
rough; casual (clothing); rough (of a golf course); rough sketch; rough draft
to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase