literature; the arts; art and literature; liberal arts
photo book (esp. one featuring photos of female celebrities, models); photobook
private enterprise; private business; private company; private firm; private-sector business; private-sector corporation
to become familiar with and cherish; to get to know and love
older sister; elder sister
terminal; computer terminal; information access device (smartphone, tablet, book-reader, etc.); end (e.g. of a roll of film)
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
catalogue; catalog; inventory; certificate indicating an impending gift
spattering; splotching; step-by-step; little-by-little; soon; dots
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
inspection; reading; perusal; browsing (the web)
child of the times; modern kid; kids of today; with-it youngster
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
preservation; conservation; storage; saving (e.g. to disk)
article; news story; report; account
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
town; city; municipal; urban
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
to read (a book, etc.) over again
source of electricity; electrical power; power (button on TV, etc.)
switching off (e.g. electricity); turning off (e.g. water); off-season; offset; off-road; off-line; off (the price)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
folding into four; quarto
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
have a good day; take care; see you
catching a cold; person with a cold
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker