writer; painter; drawer; skilful writer; skilful painter
lack of common sense; thoughtlessness; senselessness; irrationality; absurdity
night owl; nighthawk; late bird; to stay up late; to keep late hours
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
one-ring scam; one ring; disconnecting a call after one ring has gone through
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
department (faculty) of literature
countries all over the world; all the countries of the world
to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest
to paint (draw) a picture
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
evil spirit; demon; devil
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
embodying; expressing concretely
torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.); flambeau; torchlight
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
to dress stylishly; to joke; to play on words
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
goodness; excellence; virtue
to torment; to torture; to harass
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
erector pili (muscle fiber attached to a hair follicle); erectores pilorum
deflation; contraction; shrinking; constriction