comparing and adjusting; reconciling; lapping; precision surface finishing; margination
neophilia; love of new or novel things; one who loves new or novel things
publishing rights; publication right; right to publish
rumtopf (fruit preserved in rum and sugar)
leak (of secrets, information, etc.); disclosure; divulging; leak (of gas, liquid, etc.); leakage; escape (of gas)
books returned unsold; books returned to the library
preliminary conditions; initial conditions; state of preparations for (before) an event
delivery of books; presentation copy
cordiality; attentiveness; politeness
favorable; favourable; friendly; vividly colored; vividly coloured
written inquiry; written enquiry
sword play; samurai drama
tragic love story; tale of tragic love
(facial) scrub; scrubs (clothing)
being extremely fond of; having a weakness for; having no eye for; being a poor judge of; having no chance (of succeeding)
being absorbed in reading
waist-high partition wall; breast wall
Hasse; Hasse, Helmut (1898-1979) (mathematician)
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
keyhole-shaped tumulus (form of ancient Imperial grave)
must-read; required reading
sharply; harshly; stingingly