to blossom; to flower; to bloom
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
exactly right!; indeed; damn straight
that day; the very same day
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
private joke; inside joke
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
electric shock; blitz; lightning attack; sudden and without warning; shocking
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
character; personality; (fictional) character; letter; character
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
rather; better; instead; if anything
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
shriek of delight; cry of joy
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
misprint; misspelling; typo; typographical error; erratum
omitted character; omitted letter
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
school; proof (of a book, document, etc.); counter for proofs
revising (e.g. manuscript); rewriting; revised manuscript
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
press; print shop; printing office
library; book collection; paperback book
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
author; writer; novelist; artist
improvement (to a piece of writing or painting); revision; correction; touching up
sending a manuscript to the printer; receiving a manuscript from the author
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
orthographical variants; words with the same pronunciation and meaning, but different written forms; spelling inconsistency