easily mixed up (e.g. similar words); easily mistaken; confusing; misleading; equivocal; ambiguous
performance (at a party or banquet, etc.); side show; entertainment
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
student in a lower grade; underclassman
study; library; bookstore; bookshop; publishing company
full; wholehearted; utmost; overall width
reader model; amateur model who appears in fashion magazines
reader model; amateur model who appears in fashion magazines
author; writer; novelist; artist
to publish a book; to put out a book
light novel; young-adult fiction novel, typically illustrated in a manga art style
zhen (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: thunder, east)
library; book collection; paperback book
to abbreviate; to abridge; to omit; to leave out; to take; to capture
fine (grain, workmanship, etc.); close (weave); delicate; precise; accurate; careful
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
unheard-of; unprecedented; daring; wild; uninhibited
opposite; reverse; contrary; front and back; parallel to; back to back
warm; comfortable; snug; cozy; cosy; pleasant
part; part-timer; part-time (work)
severe; strict; tough; hard
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
SM; S&M; sado-masochism; shopping mall
on sale; available (to buy)
strength of the brush stroke; power of the pen; ability to write
signing; autograph session
cheap; rash; thoughtless; careless
anonymous author; pseudonymous author; writer who conceals his identity
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
opening (a new store, golf course, runway, etc.); open; frank; open (car, collar, tournament, etc.)
professional; pro; program; production; proletarian; proletariat
galley (tray); galley proof
delivery; transfer; hand-over
to stir up; to poke (the fire); to beat (an egg); to arouse (interest, feelings, etc.); to stir; to stoke
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
proofreading; calibration
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution