cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
high-quality goods; choice goods
construction; architecture (of buildings)
for the time being; for the present; immediate; present; for some time (after); current account
pre-war days; before the war
postwar period; period after Second World War
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
electronic edition; online edition
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
to play a leading role; to play a central part
plan; plot; idea; conception; vision; scheme
property; fortune; means; assets
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
to engage (with); to be in gear (with); to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
famous; well-known; renowned; your name
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
collection of books; (personal) library
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
to divide into three (parts); to trisect
entry (into a library, museum, etc.); entering
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
to smile cheerfully; to crack a smile
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
weakening; emaciation; decline
to be careful; to take the utmost care
relation; connection; relevance
to have a talk; to tell a story