doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
library; book storage; stack room; archive (file)
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
sultry; sweltering; stuffy; uncomfortably hot-looking (clothing, etc.); stuffy-looking
speaking inarticulately (slurring, lisping, etc.)
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
summoning circle; magic circle (esp. in fictional settings); magic square
charm against evil spirits; talisman; amulet
first generation; founder
nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
few decades; many decades; several decades
(present) head of a family
to die out; to become extinct
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
all times and places; all ages and countries
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to lie on top of one another; to be in a heap
maze; labyrinth; inner ear
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to jump at; to be attracted by
near; close by; within reach; familiar
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
insult; affront; disgrace; sexual assault; rape
handbook; instruction book; manual
to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
rumor; rumour; gossip; hearsay
obscene; indecent; dirty; improper
artistry; artistic quality; artistic character