to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
chatter mark (machine tools)
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
the truth; fact; as it is; as you are; frank; bare plain
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
in this manner; in this way; like this
to spend all of one's time in idle amusement
to judge (on the basis of); to control; to discipline (oneself); to regulate
to do nothing but; to spend all one's time doing
to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel
rewriting; rewrite; fair copy
careful reading; close reading; intensive reading
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
newcomer; initiate; rookie
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over something; pondering
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
detestable; despicable; abhorrent
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
small piece; fragment; chip; splinter; strip; shred
restoration (to original state or location); reconstruction; reversion
reproduction; duplication; reprinting
incompletion; incomplete; unfinished
death; rejection (of a manuscript, etc.); lacking; without
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
in order; in turn; one by one
carefully; attentively; profoundly; deeply; at length
to make a list; to enumerate