hiding place; hideout; refuge; retreat; hideaway
mainly; chiefly; primarily; for the most part
to use properly; to use (different things) for different purposes
creation; Creation (by God)
writing (e.g. as a profession)
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
foreign; abroad; overseas
exceptional; unusual; extraordinary; unprecedented; singular
prolific (writer, artist, etc.); productive; producing many works; writing prolifically
to pen; to write; to draw
hurrah!; long life; congratulations; full vent
high spirits; boastful talk
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
golden age; prime; heyday; season (for fruit, vegetables, etc.); best time
hard; tough; hardware; hard disk
boiled (e.g. eggs, potatoes)
foothold; footing; position; standing; ground
remarkable; striking; brilliant; splendid; spectacular; wonderful
aloof; proudly independent; standing apart; solitary
to be generally accepted; to be acknowledged by oneself and others
style (of a work, author, artist, etc.); characteristics
striking; remarkable; considerable
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
stubbornly sticking to old ways; dislike of new things; narrow-mindedness
to sacrifice oneself; to die a martyr
spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
to intend; to be sure that