severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
reading (a book) out loud; reading (to children)
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
popular line (of products); best-selling line; hot sellers
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
to parade; to march; to walk in procession
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
in the company of; accompanied by ...; as a group comprising ...; likes of ...
surrounding at a distance
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
to pretend; to act (as if)
looking for (a suitable thing or person); searching for; hunting out; picking out; shopping around for; searching (a place)
silence (not speaking); muteness
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
prevention; protection (against); precaution
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
coat; jacket; outerwear; top; upper-body garment
zip fastener; zipper; zip; chuck (device for holding a workpiece in a lathe or a tool in a drill)
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
end (e.g. of report, document, paragraph, etc.)
to write down; to note down; to mention; to describe; to inscribe; to mark
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
height (of a person); stature
stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone
indeed; really; truly; very much
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
by sheer strength; by brute force
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?