time; hour; period; class
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
study; diligence; discount; reduction
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
rewriting (book); renewal; transfer of ownership
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
to take part in (usu. something bad); to be a party to; to have a hand in
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
publisher; publishing house; publishing company
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
rewriting; rewrite; fair copy
sending a manuscript to the printer; receiving a manuscript from the author
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
interview (e.g. for a job)
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to employ; to hire; to charter
slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
such; like that; that sort of; very
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
if there is a chance; if possible; if circumstances permit; if things go well; if luck is on my side
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies