efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy
secret investigation; private enquiry; private inquiry; reconnaissance; scouting
ministries and government offices; the authorities
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
valuable article; valuables
reading matter; reading material
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
collection of books; (personal) library
insatiable; untiring; persistent
thirst for knowledge; intellectual thirst
for reference only; in-library use only; not for loan
taking something out; carrying out; providing money oneself; paying with one's own money; corbel; strengthening under a seam (clothing)
transmission of the secrets of an art, craft, trade or learning from father to only one child
ban (e.g. on smoking); prohibition
binding (of a book); design (of a book cover)
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine
square measure; size (e.g. of land); area; surface
indeed; really; truly; very much
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
long and large; tall and large; grand; huge
having high information content; informative
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
in this manner; in this way; like this
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
each place; various places
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
special; particular; peculiar; unique
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
to deduct; to take away; to make allowances for something; to bear something in mind; to ebb and flow