to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
worldview; outlook on the world; Weltanschauung; setting (for a fictional work); world; universe
sale; offering for sale; putting on sale; putting on the market; release (for sale)
end of a century (esp. 19th); fin-de-siècle; end of the world (esp. in fiction); apocalypse
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
degenerate; decadent; corrupt
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
novel; story; (work of) fiction
shellfish; seashell; shell
marsh; swamp; obsession; addiction; ugly man; retard
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
thought experiment; gedankenexperiment
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
such; like that; that sort of
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
copy; photocopy; book jacket blurb; (advertising) slogan
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to take over for (someone); to stand in for; to substitute for; to replace; to take the place of (something)
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
memory; recollection; remembrance; memory; storage
personality; character; individuality; personhood