aeroplane; airplane; aircraft
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
spine (of book); binding (of book)
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
(inflected) end of a word; end of a sentence
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
knowing; (an) acquaintance
big fan (of something or someone); great fan
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
impulse buying; impulse purchase
dew; tears; (not) a bit; (not) at all
impassioned speech; fervent speech
revising (e.g. manuscript); rewriting; revised manuscript
manuscript; version; draft
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
foreshadowing; preparation; precautionary measures
notice; attention; observation
bottom current; undercurrent
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
something; something or other; something something
to win the prize; to win the ring
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
to grow angry; to display one's anger
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack