to take over for (someone); to stand in for; to substitute for; to replace; to take the place of (something)
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post); to be delivered
library; book storage; stack room; archive (file)
(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after
collection of books; (personal) library
war damage; ravages of war; horrors of war
to exhaust one's vocabulary (in trying to persuade someone or explain something, etc.); to run out of words; to be verbose; to cajole; to talk someone's head off
home area; home town; local
people; (all) persons; everyone; (arch.) you (usu. plural)
very small fraction (of); very small proportion; very small part; tiny bit
personage; person (deserving of respect)
but; however; even though; even if
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
manners; etiquette; polite behaviour
spirit; determination; pluck; mettle
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
to pull out; to draw out; to pick out; to take (a sample); to steal (the contents of something); to pilfer
touch; touching; being involved in; touch (of a painter, pianist, etc.); style (of writing, drawing, etc.); tag
handbook; instruction book; manual
to be detained; to take time
to waste time; to kill time
beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
choosing; selecting; deciding (on)
with no effort at all; easily
top hundred; hundred best
good old; good old-fashioned
(archeological) remains; ruins; relics
miscellaneous; mixed; unorganized
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
to be infected; to be contagious
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
tendency; trend; inclination
library (usu. single-room); small library
dialogue; conversation; talk; discussion; communication