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library (usu. single-room); small library

14

to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)

3

research; study; investigation

30

sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment

2

syllabus

3

planning; devising (a plan); drafting; drawing up

1

immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to

1

heyday; golden age

1

comparison

3

weakening

1

meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast

1

I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one

1

when; at what point

2

learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)

1

gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)

1

to be possible to occur

1

little by little; bit by bit

2

to do

1

dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar

4

paper

3

bundle; bunch; sheaf

1

to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)

9

to stretch (one's body)

1

to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of

3

(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate

1

obstruction; impediment; hindrance; inhibition; blocking; check

2

link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic

2

they; those guys; those fellows

8

growth; development; stretching (one's body, e.g. when waking up); (ability to) spread (of paint, cream, etc.); elongation; extension

1

daily; everyday; days (e.g. of one's youth); every day; day after day

2

growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)

4

everyone

1

grasp (of the situation, meaning, etc.); understanding; control; hold; grip

8

very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)

3

wonderful; splendid; magnificent; exceeding; incredible; remarkable

3

good boy; good girl

2

fool; idiot; simpleton

2

first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)

3

the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since

8

to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky

1

strange; odd; peculiar; weird; bizarre; unusual

2

difficult to ...; hard to ...

5

superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding

5

practical side of life

1

almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about

6

to throw (strongly, violently, etc.)

1

thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...

2

thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness

4

was

2

(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after

2