all people; everybody; ten thousand people
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
literary world; literary circles
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
wicked tongue; abusive language
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
one large ...; a great ...
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
covered with; stained; smeared
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
journal; magazine; periodical
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
editor (in publishing, etc.)
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
publisher; publishing house; publishing company
telephone receiver; telephone mouthpiece; making a telephone call; receiving a telephone call
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
public opinion; unbiased criticism; unbiassed criticism
literary club (e.g. at school); literary section (e.g. newspaper)
to mishear; to hear wrongly; to misunderstand
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
to be of use as a reference; to be helpful
rope; cord; policeman's rope
oceanic whitetip shark (Carcharhinus longimanus)
writing (e.g. as a profession)
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
recreation; diversion; relaxation
innocence; insentient (i.e. plants, inanimate objects, etc.); free from obstructive thoughts; to pester someone (for cash, etc.)
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...
flight; escape; running away; flying high
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate