nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?
to say; to be called; to do
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
poor work; humble reference to one's own work
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
electronic book; e-book; electronic banking; electron beam; exchangeable bond
novel; story; (work of) fiction
contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.); submission; post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
one's own work; making by oneself; farming on one's own land; independent farmer
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
to show (someone) out; to see (someone) off; to forward; to dispatch (goods); to push (one's opponent) out of the ring from behind
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
earth; ground; earthing; Earth
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
novelizing; novelising; adapting a movie, game, etc. into a book
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
deep emotion; being filled with emotion
such; this sort of; like this
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
mature age; advanced age; maturity; age when one is old enough to know better
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
self-control; self-restraint
daily; everyday; days (e.g. of one's youth); every day; day after day
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to transfer (to a different place, group, etc.); to change; to move to the next stage (of a plan, etc.); to divert (one's attention) to; to focus on (something different); to spend (time); to let (time) pass
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
hometown; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal