words of thanks; words of gratitude; acknowledgements; apology
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
collar; color; colour; hair colouring (coloring); calla (variety of arum lily)
illustration appearing in the first pages of a publication; frontispiece
origin of a word; derivation of a word; etymology
author; writer; novelist; artist
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget