as you are aware; as you know
episode; anecdote; vignette
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
way of writing; manner of writing; penmanship (esp. used in old textbooks); calligraphy; format (e.g. of a report); stroke order of a character
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
creakily; close (i.e. with no room to spare)
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack
grown-up (manner, etc.); mature; adult
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
spread; span; expanse; extent
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis (philosophy)
unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
harmful effect; harmful influence; evil practice; abuse; malady
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
news (from somebody); letter; contact; (somebody's) whereabouts; (somebody's) movements
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
to inlay; to set; to stud (e.g. star-studded sky); to enchase (something) with; to mount (gems)
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
to need; to demand; to take; to require
author; writer; novelist; artist
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
handful; small amount; small number
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
breaking one's ties (with); breaking off (from); pulling out (of)
establishment; settlement
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
dilution; watering down; inflation (of budget, claim, etc.); padding
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp