face; looks; vestiges; trace
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
speech and conduct; words and deeds
dozens; scores of; decades
Imperial Guard Division (pre-1945)
to sum it up in one word; ... is the word for it
alright to do; can do; do not mind doing; gladly do; might as well do
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
preconception; preconceived notion; prejudice
merit; success; meritorious deed; achievement; accumulated experience
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
indeed; really; truly; very much
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
rather; better; instead; if anything
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to read a large number (of); to read widely; to read everything that one can lay one's hands on (usu. of specific type, genre)
to teach thoroughly; to instill (into); to instil; to inculcate; to drum (into); to drill (into)
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
to finish reading; to read through
counter for books; volume
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
to look away; to avert one's eyes
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail