being preoccupied with; being obsessed; only thinking of; having only ... on one's mind
ill will; malice; evil intent
umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
there's no knowing; there's no telling; it's anyone's guess; who knows?
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
woman (writer, artist, aviator, etc.)
eccentricity; eccentric behaviour
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
father; dad; husband; you; he
counter for books; volume
collection of short stories; collected short stories
opinion; point of view; visual point
literary world; literary circles
favorite child; favourite child; darling; favorite; star
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
to state one's opinion; to offer one's opinion; to opine
(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning
severe criticism; damnation
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
innocent; sensitive; uncomplicated; unpretentious; straightforward
author; writer; novelist; artist
advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde (e.g. music)
conversion; shift; about-face; switch
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
literary style; form of (written) language (e.g. classical, modern)
to join together; to patch together
neophilia; love of new or novel things; one who loves new or novel things
critic; reviewer; commentator
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
to rove; to prowl; to go cruising
to give up as hopeless; to wash one's hands (of someone or something)
established theory; accepted opinion; accepted explanation