to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
such; like that; that sort of
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; completely; thoroughly
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing
library; book storage; stack room; archive (file)
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
to spend time (on doing something)
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
grimoire; book of magic; book of sorcery
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
closed-stacks (e.g. in a library); closed shelf system
primer; introductory book; (beginner's) guide
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to be captivated (by); to be infatuated (with)
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to be found; to be discovered
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
ignoring; disregarding; taking no notice of; refusing to comment on; turning a deaf ear to
originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with
day after day; day in and day out; every single day
staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock)
to watch steadily; to stare
meaning; significance; sense
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
advanced student; advanced learner; advanced practitioner; experienced person
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
elementary level; beginner level
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)