official announcement; proclamation
schedule; program; programme; itinerary
clerk; office worker; office staff
indifferent; unconcerned; nonchalant; unmindful; inattentive; careless
hades; realm of the dead; the next world
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring
contrary to one's expectations
flow of time; flux of time; lapse of time; current of the times; trend of the times
to feel nauseated; to feel sick
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
meat soup; bouillon; juices (from grilled meat); gravy
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
engineering works; civil engineering; public works
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
deathbed; dying hour; one's death
to value; to prize; to esteem; to respect
patron (of the arts, an artist, etc.); patroness; sugar daddy; man who provides for a woman (e.g. a geisha); patron; master
100,000; hundred thousand
counter for books; volume
collection of books; (personal) library
literary world; literary circles
scholar of literature; literary person; man of letters; writer
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
to get damp; to get moist; to get soggy; to become humid
to wrinkle; to crinkle; to shrivel
top of ...; head of ...; the moment that ...
Cheryl; Sherrill; Sherry; Sherryl; Sheryl
book; booklet; story book; pamphlet; notebook
memorial day; commemoration day; anniversary
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day