to serve; to work for; to attend
government official; clerk
ago; since; before; previous
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
distinction; differentiation; classification
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
suggestion; proposition; proposal; submission (of a bill); motion; proposal
bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
cool and cute; cool in a cute way; cute in a cool way
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
expression; look; countenance; face
with a momentary flash of light
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
so; like this; in this way
unanticipated; unexpected
boom; rage; fad; boom; cross-arm
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
several years; a few years
common people; ordinary people; masses
to (keep in) mind; to give heed to; to pay attention to
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
intelligence operative; spy
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
book; volume; this; present; main; head
secondhand bookshop; secondhand bookstore; secondhand bookseller
grandfather; male senior-citizen