novel; story; (work of) fiction
lengthy (of a book, etc.); voluminous; most (e.g. most part); greater; fairly
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
cheerful; buoyant; lighthearted
high (spirits); euphoric; intoxicated; high
expression; representation; description; representation (of a group)
strange; rare; novel; curious
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
person in charge; senior staff; manager; chief; head
being attached (to); being affiliated (to); belonging (to); attached school; affiliated school
finishing in one go; completing in one sitting; (doing something) in a single breath
to finish writing; to complete; to write down (e.g. a list); to write out
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
model; dummy; model (profession); fashion model; model (of a vehicle, machine, etc.); version; model (e.g. mathematical)
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; of course; definitely
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
writing; composition; essay; sentence
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
goods sold off through irregular channels (usu. at very low prices); merchandise obtained by buying out the inventories of failed retailers instead of going through normal wholesale channels; fake merchandise; unlicensed merchandise; knockoff
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
academic paper; scholarly paper; academic article; treatise
form (as opposed to substance); format; form; formality; form; mode
one's impressions after reading a book
is that so?; I see; right; oh
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
having at one's mercy; trifling with; toying with; playing with; making a fool of; leading around by the nose
random jottings; rambling essays
to incorporate; to include; to fill (a vessel) with
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
fascination with the bizarre; taste for the macabre
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
nonsense; (having) terrible taste; unstylish
(sense of) taste; counter for kinds of food, drink or medicine
mystery; mysteriousness; secret
whole book; whole volume; whole story
to lie on top of each other; to overlap; to pile up
dazzlement; bewilderment; daze
plan; plot; idea; conception; vision; scheme