townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
one roll; one book; one volume; first volume; rolling once; wrapping once around
to finish reading; to read through
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
collecting together and buying; doing a big shop
ebook; e-book; electronic book; digital book
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to roar; to reverberate; to be well-known; to be famous; to palpitate; to throb
downpour; pouring rain; heavy rain; pelting rain; cloudburst
to benefit; to profit; to gain; to reap rewards
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
news; tidings; information; correspondence; letter
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, handicap, etc.); overcoming; bringing under control; subjugation; victory over
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
strong wind; high wind; moderate gale
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise; to purge; to ward off
absence; disregard; indifference
uneasiness; vague apprehension; premonition
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
entertainment; amusement; fun
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to be helpful; to be useful
weather forecast; weather report
chance of precipitation; chance of rain
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
door handle; doorknob; door knob; knob or handle which operates the door catch