time; season; period; phase; stage
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
hospitalization; hospitalisation
publisher; publishing house; publishing company
tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)
to write down; to note down; to mention; to describe; to inscribe; to mark
sale; offering for sale; putting on sale; putting on the market; release (for sale)
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
deadline; closing; closing (a door, window, etc.); cofferdam
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
two months later; the month after next
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
postponement; moving to a later date
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
personal; individual; private
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
act of God; irresistible force; inevitability; force majeure; vis major
external; foreign (e.g. relations); public (e.g. image)
leaving hospital; discharge from hospital
cecum; caecum; (vermiform) appendix; appendicitis
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
to swell up; to bulge; to swell (of a budget, population, etc.); to increase significantly; to balloon
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
time; hour; period; class
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)