very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
novel; story; (work of) fiction
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)
at that time; in those days
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind; mean; nasty
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet; to post on Twitter
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) very; (not) much
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
in that manner; like that
great mistake; serious error; blunder; complete misunderstanding
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
day after day; day by day
quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana (means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge; in Indian philosophy)
in an instant; in a flash; in the blink of an eye; in no time at all; just like that
small-format paperback book; pocket paperback
contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.); submission; post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
writing; composition; essay; sentence
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
a little; a bit; a small amount; a little while; a short time; a moment
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute