in form; ceremonial; for form's sake; pro forma
essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
enumeration; citation; listing
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
even though; despite; notwithstanding
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 create (a sensation); to cause (a commotion); to give rise to (controversy); to raise (a cloud of dust); to kick up (dust)
harvest; crop; fruits (of one's labors); gain; catch (fishing); bag (hunting)
finest example; the best (of); white eyebrows
to serve as a reference; to provide useful information; to be helpful; to be informative; to be instructive
computer output microfilm system; COM
faculty of letters; college of letters; school of humanities
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; public morals; sex service; sex industry
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
difficult to ...; hard to ...
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
art studies; science of art
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