crisp (not moist or juicy); crunchy; crunching sound (of walking on snow, frost, sand, etc.); doing skillfully and efficiently; doing quickly; (arch.) sound of pouring liquid
starting; inauguration; launch; founding; establishment; start-up
shabby; unsightly; unkempt
grey moustache; gray mustache; white beard
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
grandfather; male senior-citizen; old man
library; book storage; stack room; archive (file)
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
to stay long; to hang around; to hang out; to be immersed (in water) for a long time; to soak
coat; jacket; outerwear; top; upper-body garment
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
book lover; lover of books; bibliophilism; love of books
indeed; really; truly; very much
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
as a child; when one was a child
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
enumeration; citation; listing
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
to put into writing; to write
to talk; to carry meaning
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly