bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
often; frequently; now and then; occasionally
saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)
mystery novel; detective novel; whodunit
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
excellent; superb; first-rate
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
(one acting as a) foster parent
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
general; popular; common; typical
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
possessiveness; desire to monopolize (monopolise); desire for control
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
ex-husband; former husband
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
attachment (esp. to things); love; affection
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession