to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
contest; comparison; competition
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
to spend time (on doing something)
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to beat (e.g. eggs); to whip (e.g. cream); to whisk; to lather
chiffon cake; sponge cake
a little difficult; slightly hard; not feasible; not possible
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
pretty; charming; lovely; adorable
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to be worried; to be troubled
finally; after; following; at the end (of)