as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to get damp; to get moist; to get soggy; to become humid
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
absolutely; positively; decidedly
devoted; self-sacrificing
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
riches and honours (honors); wealth and rank
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
Indian summer (around November); mild late autumn weather; mild late fall weather
nodding; greeting (with eyes)
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
flour; meal; powder; dust
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
to reel; to wind; to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to count (e.g. the days); to open one-by-one
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
the head; the foremost; beginning; the very front
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
front; frontage; facade; main
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
side street (often parallel to a main street); back street; alley; alleyway
metre; meter; meter; gauge
request; favour (to ask); wish; please