unwelcome favor; unwelcome favour; misplaced kindness
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
encouragement; backing; reinforcements
serious look (on one's face); straight face
to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
binding (of a book); design (of a book cover)
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
small; small-sized; small-scale; miniature
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
banning of books; banned book
form of a character (e.g. simplified, traditional); type; typeface; font
common language; lingua franca; standard language (language variety understood throughout a country)
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
diction; grammar; syntax; usage; wording
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
genuine; authentic; true; pure
here and there; in places
unsuitable; inappropriate; improper
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
to rouse anger; to provoke wrath; to offend
distance; interval; gap; difference; estrangement
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
library; book storage; stack room; archive (file)
to affix; to append; to entrust; to refer; to follow (the leader); to submit (a document, etc.)
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth