small-format paperback book; pocket paperback
to carry around; to carry on one's person
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
junior high school student; middle school pupil
righteous government; just rule; easy method; simple approach; orthodox way; proper way
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
And Then There Were None (1938 novel by Agatha Christie); Ten Little Niggers
Murder on the Orient Express (1934 detective novel by Agatha Christie)
murder; killing; murderer
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
stick; club; cudgel; bludgeon
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
after that; afterwards; thereafter
etc.; et cetera; and so on
to covet; to crave; to lust insatiably for; to indulge in; to devour greedily
to read a large number (of); to read widely; to read everything that one can lay one's hands on (usu. of specific type, genre)
those (near the second person)
foreign; abroad; overseas
classic (work, esp. book); the classics
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
to sweep away; to wash away; to dredge
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
not at all inferior to; rival or surpass; compare favorably (with)
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
multiplication table; times table