with a rustling sound; (rummaging) around
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
just the other day; quite recently
beginning; outset; first; onset
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
youth; springtime of life; adolescent
fresh and youthful; lively; vibrant; vivacious; juicy (e.g. fruit)
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
writing; composition; essay; sentence
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
single word; a few words; brief comment
even if; even though; however; no matter how
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
to show up; to appear; to turn up
more than anything; above all else
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
sympathy; empathy; response
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally