king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
around the world; throughout the world
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
to follow; to come after; to come next (to); to rank next (to); to rank second (to)
for generations; from generation to generation; generation after generation; through the ages
collecting; accumulating; gathering; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.)
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
collection of books; (personal) library
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
nature (of a person); disposition; temperament; quality; inherent characteristic; property
from the standpoint of; from the viewpoint of; on; above; the best; top
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
reaching a peak; reaching the limit; plateauing; maxing out
feeling; sensation; tentative; rough; interjection
as one wishes; as one wants; to one's satisfaction
to gather; to collect; to assemble
by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
buying up; buying all of something; purchase on a no-returns basis; flat fee; lump-sum payment
manuscript (book); written copy of a book; codex; transcription; copying
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
(physical) form; shape; visage; (facial) features; form (as opposed to substance); manner (of action); (resultant) state
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
if it is (the case that ...)
obligatory supply (of goods to the government, e.g. during wartime); delivery (to the government at a fixed price, e.g. of rice)
several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number
tremendous; rapid; dramatic
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
original (document, copy, work, text, etc.); root; origin; source
to collect; to assemble; to gather
monetary; financial; pecuniary
reward; honorarium; remuneration
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to continue to increase; to continue to mount