hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
to repaint; to paint again; to break (a record); to rewrite; to remake
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing
walking; strolling; roaming; wandering; exploring
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
exactly as stated; verbatim
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
not at all inferior to; rival or surpass; compare favorably (with)
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
end (of a street, hallway, etc.)
study; library; den; home office; reading room
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
to shrivel (e.g. cut vegetables, skin); to wilt; to fade; to wither; to be wizened
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
deterioration; degradation; drop in quality; becoming unattractive (because of aging)
to carry out (of somewhere); to transport; to take out
writing; entry (e.g. to a form); posting (e.g. to a blog)
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
counter for books; volume
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
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)
form of a character (e.g. simplified, traditional); type; typeface; font
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
feminine; womanly; female
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say