to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
consecutive victories; series of victories; winning streak
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
library (usu. single-room); small library
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
compilation (esp. dictionary, history, law code); editing
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
back issue (of a publication); back number; number (on the back of a player's uniform); shirt number
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
how much; how many; to what extent; oh my god; how; what the
to go upstream; to go up (a river); to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to)
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
every year; yearly; annually
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
mention (in a document); record; entry; statement; listing
table of contents; contents
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
to push; to thrust; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); search (e.g. on the Internet); retrieval (of information); reference
seeing (with the naked eye); observation; visual inspection
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
such; this sort of; like this
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
to fix; to settle; to standardize; constant; definite; uniform
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
corresponding to; being applicable to; being relevant to; coming under; falling under; fulfilling (requirements)
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though