understood; I see; OK; present; here
library (usu. single-room); small library
bookworm; bibliophile; bibliophage
going around; patrol; round; tour
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
to go over the top; to act without restraint; to cut loose
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
to compare and contrast two alternatives; to weigh the relative merits of A and B; to weigh one's options; to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools
apparent; obvious; very clear
nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
to bail out (water); to scoop out
victim; injured party; sufferer
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
substitution; replacement; shifting; change
duty; function; office; mission; task
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
as you see; as you can see
several people; a few people
to be relieved; to feel relieved
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
watch-keeping; guard; lookout
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
check; checkmate; stave off; control; restraint; inhibit
defeating in an instant; instant kill
blunt; to the point; direct; outspoken; frank
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
steady; firm; solid; secure
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
something one finds questionable; something one finds fault with
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
not at all; don't worry about it; forget about it