notebook-format (computer)
in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form
library (usu. single-room); small library
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
looking for a particular person or thing; searching high and low; hunting for; picking out; singling out
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
suspicious character (person, figure)
outsider; someone outside of a group
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)
riches; wealth; resources; lottery
pronunciation; production of sound
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
less than ...; smaller ...
bull; bulldog; bulldozer; bourgeois; bourgeoisie
counter for books; volume
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
to be absorbed in reading
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
reserving; storing; setting aside; laying away
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
Rigolet; Rigoletto (opera by Verdi)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
no matter how much time passes
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled