regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
stance; attitude; standpoint; stance; posture
simple honesty; tactless frankness
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed
wobbling; tottering; wavering (e.g. over a decision); dithering; boiling up; dizzily
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
to take along; to hold in the hand; to hang (e.g. from the shoulder or waist)
binding (of a book); design (of a book cover)
book; volume; this; present; main; head
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
cell phone novel; literary work originally written on a cellular phone
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
new book; new publication
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
excavation; exhumation; discovery (e.g. new talent)
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
to put on the brakes; to put a stop to
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
declaration of war; proclamation of war
release (e.g. information); disclosure (legal); show; indication; display
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)