to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
intricate; elaborate; complicated; complex
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
one end; an end; part; fragment
to laugh (something) off; to dismiss with a laugh; to pooh-pooh
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
information; experience; knowledge; observation
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view
to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
on the way; en route; in the process of (development, construction, etc.); in the middle of
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
in the same way as; just like
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
to give one's life (e.g. in battle); to devote one's life (e.g. to a cause)
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
fifth day of the month; five days
unexpectedly; suddenly; abruptly
to take someone along; to be accompanied (by)
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
gust (of wind); blast; influence; impact; instigation; agitation
remarkably; noticeably; considerably; appreciably
something; some kind of; for some reason
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
to come and go; to go back and forth
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
iron basket for torches; cresset; brazier; bonfire
note (letter) left behind; will
eyewitness report; eyewitness information
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said