way; course; the only way
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind; mean; nasty
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife
sweeping over (e.g. of a natural disaster); engulfing; sweeping victory; clean sweep
love birds; sickeningly sweet and soppy couple
legend; folklore; tradition
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; paw!; shake!
novel; story; (work of) fiction
these days; nowadays; recently
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus