Buddhist temple; religious building; church; cathedral
clerk; secretary; writing down; putting on record
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
tapestry; wall hanging; banner
old book; rare book; classic; secondhand book; used book
loveable; very likeable; like very much
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
tariff (import tax); duty; customs
creditor; lender; credit side (of the ledger); method of lending
repayment; reimbursement; refund; redemption
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
title; index; heading; headline; caption
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
to dazzle one's eyes; to hold one's gaze; to fascinate; to captivate
illustration (e.g. book); picture
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
sending; forwarding; shipping
privacy; secrecy; confidentiality
branch office; branch store
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
tousled; shaggy (hair); scraggly (beard); dishevelled; disheveled; unkempt
to strain (one's ears, eyes); to prick up (one's ears)
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
to lower one's voice; to speak more softly