pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
plot (of a story); plotting (a graph)
story; tale; talk; discussion
simplicity; convenience; easiness; quasi-
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
reflection (light, image, situation, attitude, etc.); reflecting; influence; application (e.g. of an update)
deadline; closing; cofferdam; closed (door, window, etc.)
part; part-timer; part-time (work)
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
reinforcement; strengthening
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
heavenly nymph; celestial maiden; beautiful and kind woman
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
angel's raiment; robe of feathers; wings of birds or insects; plumage of birds; type of bug
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
(emotional) backbone; support; backbone (of a network)
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
explanation; interpretation
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
headdress; crown; covering; fogging (photography); blushing
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
that's true; of course; obviously
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
old man; venerable gentleman
modulation (of voice); variation; variety; liveliness (e.g. of writing style)
to take measures; to work out a plan; to lecture; to read aloud; to confer
orbit; trajectory; railroad track; (right) track; proper course
happy memory; sweet memory
Wood Snake (42nd year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1905, 1965, 2025)