to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
literature; the arts; art and literature; liberal arts
staff; member (club, society, etc.)
beginning; outset; first; onset
literary club (e.g. at school); literary section (e.g. newspaper)
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
being drawn to many things; distraction; difficulty of choice; difficulty in choosing; being unable to decide
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
(slowly and) carefully; without haste; thoroughly; deliberately; closely; meticulously
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to be found; to be discovered
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
downpour; pouring rain; heavy rain; pelting rain; cloudburst
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
grown-up (manner, etc.); mature; adult
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
recital; recitation; public reading
novel; story; (work of) fiction