decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
to make sense; to be consistent; to be logical; to stand to reason; to be coherent
furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
book; volume; this; present; main; head
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture
right beside; close to; nearby
chain (bicycle, measuring, tire, etc.); chain (store, hotel, etc.)
secondhand bookshop; secondhand bookstore; secondhand bookseller
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
son of a bitch; piece of shit
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
chit; sales slip; voucher
preparations for returning (home)
difference; discrepancy; variation
that's a different matter; that's a different story
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
violent emotion; passion; fury
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
stillness; silence; hush; calm; serenity
to dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to heave; to pound (of a heart)
billow; surge; large wave
sensible; sensuous; intuitive
to get up (from sitting); to stand up; to (finally) start to do something; to get off one's backside; to take action
in truth; as it is; as you are; in practice
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
lapping (e.g. of waves against the shore); steadily (advancing); gradually (approaching); sufficient (of the amount of liquid needed to cover a submerged object); just enough; (arch.) speedily
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained