until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
large number; innumerable; great many; immense; vast; abundant
book; volume; this; present; main; head
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
collection of books; (personal) library
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
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)
panel; wainscoting; wainscotting; plight; fix; bind
to come to (a serious state); to reach
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
to become (a state, condition, etc.)
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
(historical) investigation
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision
to reel; to wind; to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to count (e.g. the days); to open one-by-one
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
story; tale; talk; discussion
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
being a poor loser; unwillingness to admit defeat; sour grapes
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
answering one's own question; wondering to oneself; soliloquizing; soliloquising