actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
if I had to say; if pressed (to answer); if I must choose; if I had to choose
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
intellectual; educated person; intelligentsia
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
to turn over; to turn (pages); to leaf through (a book, etc.); to tear off; to strip off; to take off
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
chance; opportunity; occasion
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
(way of) life; lifestyle; living; life circumstances; livelihood; day-to-day life
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
visit for no reason; going on a fool's errand
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant; ordinary; normal; regular
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to fold up; to fold into layers; to collapse (content on a webpage, etc.)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
one (thin, flat object); one sheet
equipment; device; installation; stage setting