the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
attractiveness; charm; amiability
reading while standing (in a bookstore, etc.); browsing (i.e. reading an item but not buying it)
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
even if; even though; although one might say; although called
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
postponement; deferment; hesitation; delaying; suspended sentence
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
way of asking; way of listening; listener
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
literary style; form of (written) language (e.g. classical, modern)
strongly hoping or requesting (of something that is difficult to be brought to fruition)
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adroit
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative; producing a negative from a positive
check (pattern); plaid; check; inspection; check (mark); tick; checking (something) out
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
literary world; literary circles
plagiarism; plagiarised work
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
leadership; initiative; spearhead
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
unpleasant; revolting; feeling sick; feeling unwell; uncomfortable; annoying
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to come near (to); to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to reach (a stage, period, etc.); to overhang; to hang over
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to begin to overflow; to start overflowing; to pour out
high praise; great admiration; with critical acclaim; to rave reviews; currently; presently
recouping one's strength for a renewed attack; making another attempt with redoubled efforts
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency