(dead) body; corpse; carcass; remains
originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with
bookworm; bibliophile; bibliophage
indiscriminate reading; unsystematic reading; desultory reading; reading at random
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
exceedingly; extremely; exceptionally; unexpectedly
good old; good old-fashioned
busy (phone); in talks; discussion underway
rare (or peculiar) animal
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
boasting; bragging; big talk; conch (esp. Charonia tritonis); trumpet shell
to be uneasy; to be anxious; to fear
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
useless; vain; aimless; idle
finally; at last; at length; barely; narrowly; hardly
camel; camel (cloth); cloth made from camel hair; camel (color); light yellowish brown
uphill task; difficult undertaking (project)
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
handy; convenient; suitable; reasonable; moderate
golden; gold-colored; gold-coloured; honey-colour
hiding place; hideout; refuge; retreat; hideaway
keeping house; being confined to one's house
malicious; deliberately mean
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
somewhere (very vague); someplace (very vague)
death from cold; freezing to death
death from cold; freezing to death
high mountain; lofty peak
to kick the bucket; to drop dead; to die; to be pooped; to be exhausted; to be knackered
leopard (Panthera pardus)
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
untrodden (region, field of study, etc.); unprecedented (discovery, achievement, etc.)
halfway up (down) a mountain; mountainside
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
unfeeling; heartless; cold-hearted; cruel
first and second volume (e.g. of a book); volume one and volume two; book one and book two