something said for politeness' sake; diplomatic language; honeyed words; lip service; empty compliment
book lover; lover of books; bibliophilism; love of books
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
library (usu. single-room); small library
stronghold; citadel; headquarters
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
assuming that ...; supposing that ...
eccentricity; eccentric behaviour
double; twice (as much); twofold
to freeze (in fear, surprise, etc.); to cower; to flinch; to shrink up; to shrink; to shrivel up
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
ignoring; disregarding; taking no notice of; refusing to comment on; turning a deaf ear to
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking
to have rumors going around (rumours); to have rumors spread
free (of charge); gratuitous
pushing though; bulldozing; doing something by force; arm twisting
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
to realize; to realise; to hit upon something
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
to get burned and stuck on (e.g. rice in a pan); to become uncollectable (e.g. debt or loan); to become irrecoverable; to remain unchanged (e.g. stock market)
impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
can't help; won't make much difference
brand; make; description; trading name of stocks and securities
one's property; personal effects; one's belongings
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
red string of fate; in Chinese-Japanese folklore, fated lovers were said to be joined by an unseen red string, tied around one little finger of each
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete