literature; books (reference); document
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
to like; to love; to be fond of
item; article; clause; section; point
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
ornamental writing (esp. initial letters); decorative lettering; fancy script
frivolous; flippant; superficial; shallow; trifling; insincere
binding (of a book); design (of a book cover)
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
reading matter; reading material
carpenter's square; instigation; suggestion
to lend; to loan; to let out on hire
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
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
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
course; route; path; process; means
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
gentlemanly; well-mannered; well-bred; gentlemanlike
polite; courteous; hospitable
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
sultry; sweltering; stuffy; uncomfortably hot-looking (clothing, etc.); stuffy-looking
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
one may well say so, but ...; even more than
blunt; to the point; direct; outspoken; frank
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
social status; social position
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
rule; reign; peaceful times
to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
almost; roughly; approximately
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
man; male; masculine gender