consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
remains; dregs; vestiges; remnant; residue
hair on the back of one's head
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of
spine (of book); binding (of book)
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
journal; magazine; periodical
cover; covering; cover song; cover version; coverage; to compensate for (a loss)
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
small-format paperback book; pocket paperback
intensely; severely; strictly; tightly; compactly; closely
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation