literary criticism; book review
study or science of literature; a liberal arts department
needle (compass, gauge, etc.); hand (clock); indicator; guiding principle; guideline; guide
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
finest example; the best (of); white eyebrows
to be of use as a reference; to be helpful
computer output microfilm system; COM
department (faculty) of literature
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
season when the sky is clear and the air warm (spring); first ten days of the fourth lunar month
literary history; history of literature
single word; a few words; brief comment
spirit of the age; zeitgeist
restoration; return; reduction; resolution; deoxidization
if you think about it; come to think of it
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
section; cross section; profile
manners; customs; sex service; sex industry; sex-oriented entertainment
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
difficult to ...; hard to ...
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
insufficient; inadequate; imperfect
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
starting point; point of departure
reference; bibliographical reference; consultation; browsing (e.g. when selecting a file to upload on a computer); checking out
in order to do; for the purpose of doing
this for sure; certainly is
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago