home area; home town; local
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
special; particular; peculiar; unique
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
buying a CD, book, etc. because of the cover
state of mind; mentality; psychology
only recently; just of late
light novel; young-adult illustrated fiction
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
casual; doing something without taking it too seriously
regret; repentance; remorse
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
once-in-a-lifetime encounter (hence should be cherished as such)
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
adds force or indicates command
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
one example of (when there are more examples)