horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
library (usu. single-room); small library
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
with a friendly grin; smilingly
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
recklessly; thoughtlessly; pamperingly; indulgently; shoo!; heave-ho; hallo
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
extraction; abstraction; selection (from a group); sampling
paper; note; document; bill
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
dubious tale; cock-and-bull story; questionable information; taking care not to be fooled
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
alteration; falsification; faking
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
charm; incantation; spell; magic formula
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to a greater or lesser extent (degree); more or less
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
impossible; unlikely; improbable
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
resting one's chin in one's hands; brace (in construction); angle brace
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
sphere; counter for balls