memory; sense; experience
study; library; den; home office; reading room
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
to pick out; to single out; to select; to extract; to draw out; to pull out
to watch over; to watch attentively
pipe; tube; channels, official or otherwise; (business) connections; tobacco pipe
tobacco; cigarette; cigaret; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; marijuana; cannabis
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
that day; the very same day
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
term-end exam; end-of-term test; finals
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
switching on and off (of a light); flashing; blinking; flickering
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
to die; to draw one's last breath; to breathe one's last
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
corridor; hallway; passageway
sailor suit; middy uniform
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
until now; so far; up to the present
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
sumi; India ink; squid ink; octopus ink; carpenter's inking string
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
junior college; vocationally oriented two or three year post-secondary education institution
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement