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
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
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
(weather) front; front line; the front; battlefront
backing (an initiative, candidate, etc.); support; backing up (another player); covering; backup
(the) whole; as a whole; in general; at large
at once; right away; promptly; quickly; right now; this instant
shout of abuse; jeers; boos
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
large amount of baggage; bulky baggage; cargo
disdain; contempt; scorn; abhorrence
dilatorily; sluggishly; to take a lot of time; to become late; to take it easy
incompetent; no-talent; worthless person; dimwit; incompetence
to be told or made to hear something so often that you (metaphorically) get calluses on your ears
change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before)
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
desk pad; sheet of plastic (or cardboard, felt, etc.) placed under writing paper; being pinned under; being caught under; model; pattern
pain and itching; mental anguish; unhealthy emotions
much less; to say nothing of
weak person; the weak; vulnerable person; disadvantaged person