(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
to come to one's senses; to calm down
munching; crunching; (lightly) scratching (an itch)
counter for books; volume
quotation; citation; reference
literature; books (reference); document
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
highest (e.g. floor); top; best; finest; supreme
step; stair; shelf; layer; grade; level; dan (degree of advanced proficiency in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
determination; resolution
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
dead tree; withered tree; leafless tree; bare tree
admission (to a school or university); entrance; enrolment; enrollment; matriculation
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
chance; opportunity; occasion
police officer; policeman; constable
proof; evidence; sign; witnessing; testifying; testimony
medicine; drug; chemical (agent); chemicals
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
calm; peace; serenity; composure; equanimity; presence of mind
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
such; like that; that sort of