care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
left in a state of neglect; left to go to ruin; left to run wild (e.g. of a garden)
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
racing (of an engine); spinning one's wheels; running idle; fruitless effort; going nowhere; going round in circles
question; inquiry; enquiry
moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
interruption; suspension; break
to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; excuse
careful; elaborate; scrupulous
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
library; book storage; stack room; archive (file)
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
private room; single (room); room for one; (toilet) stall
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
collection of books; (personal) library
to rot away; to crumble to dust; to decay completely; to die in obscurity
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
materials; data; document
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
weathering; fading (of memories); efflorescence
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine
assertion; declaration; affirmation
low (level, value, price, etc.)
to hold one's breath; to catch one's breath
to accompany; to go with; to go together
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance