spine (of book); binding (of book)
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
dull (e.g. of movement or reaction); sluggish
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
black magic; sorcery; magic tricks; juggling
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
science; learning; scholarship; arts and sciences; academic pursuits
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
presentation (e.g. of a gift, etc.)
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
heartrending; pitiful; saddening; pathetic; heart-breaking
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
mean; malicious; scheming; wicked; black-hearted
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
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
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
(sense of) story; (sense of) narrative; storytelling (within a work); plot; storyline
loudly (flinging open a door); with a clatter; with a crash (e.g. of a falling structure); completely (change); utterly; louvre window (door, vent, etc.)
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
how; in what way; how about; questionable
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
offender; criminal; culprit
strongest (candidate); likeliest (winner); top (suspect)
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
place; situation; position; location
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
empty seat; unoccupied seat; vacancy; vacant post