whirl of busyness; flurry of activity; being rushed off one's feet; having a very busy time (doing)
intermission (between acts); interlude
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
to get between; to be caught in
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
praiseworthy; commendable; laudable; strange (person); weird; odd
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
the height of folly; sheer stupidity
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
society; the world; the times
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
person with a lot of free time on their hands; person of leisure; idler; loafer
gentlemanly; well-mannered; well-bred; gentlemanlike
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
invention; intelligent; clever; (arch.) making sense (of something); (arch.) understanding
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
to conform to; to be in accordance with; to follow (rule, tradition, example, etc.)
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
scene; sight; scenario; setting
foreshadowing; preparation; precautionary measures
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
leaping; activity; leapfrog (over a problem); making a leap (e.g. in logic); making great strides; making rapid progress
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
dear friends; (all of) you or those men
absolutely normal; perfectly commonplace; taken for granted
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
and (also); both ... and; as well as
precautions; warnings; matters to be attended to; things to note; suggestions; hints
to leave out; to forget to write
information; experience; observation; seeing and hearing
opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.); early stages; initial phase; outset
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with