wonderful; splendid; magnificent; exceeding; incredible; remarkable
young person; youngster; young people; (the) youth
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
notebook-format (computer)
in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form
library (usu. single-room); small library
... or something (like that); ... or whatever; so-called ...; a certain ...
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
looking for (a suitable thing or person); searching for; hunting out; picking out; shopping around for; searching (a place)
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
suspicious character (person, figure)
outsider; someone outside of a group
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
doubt; suspicion; question; strangeness
only; just; (ever) since; after; continuously; remaining (in a particular state)
to blow in (of wind, rain, etc.); to blow (air) into (e.g. a balloon); to breathe (new life) into; to inspire (someone) with; to put into someone's head; to record (audio; on tape, vinyl, etc.)
riches; wealth; resources; lottery
pronunciation; production of sound
unexpected; unlikely; terrible; awful; very; extremely
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
less than ...; smaller ...
user; end-user; consumer; patron; customer; client
bull; bull; bulldog; bulldozer; bourgeois; bourgeoisie
counter for books; volume
thick; bulky; massive; heavy
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
to be absorbed in reading; to get lost in reading; to be immersed in (a book)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
reserving; storing; setting aside; laying away
rule violation; rule infraction; infringement of the rules
Carmen (novel by Prosper Mérimée, opera by Georges Bizet)
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
Rigolet; Rigoletto (opera by Verdi)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of