the same; the said; likewise
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
book nut; bibliomaniac; bookworm
same generation; one's generation
cultivation; refinement; culture; education
collection of books; (personal) library
unusual space; other dimension
to read and understand; to subject to close analysis; to read deeply; to decipher; to decode
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
being absorbed in; losing oneself in; losing control of oneself
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
certain amount; some; certain person; Mr So-and-so; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
admiration; appreciation; enjoyment; viewing (for pleasure)
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
intellectual curiosity; out of curiosity; inquisitiveness
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
licking; lapping up; (eating up) quickly; gobbling up
whole face; all over one's face
to lick all over; to run one's tongue over
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
top of the head; crown of the head
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
to reel; to wind; to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to count (e.g. the days); to open one-by-one
notebook; account book; register
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
to get used (to); to get familiar with; to get skillful with