with a start; with a jump
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
most recent work (e.g. book, film, etc.); latest work; latest offering
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
spatula; (artificially cultured) Japanese crucian carp
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
in a word; to put it briefly; to make a long story short
to be jealous of; to be envious of; to envy
to be discouraged; to be disheartened
suddenly in a bad mood; in a huff; abruptly; suddenly; unexpectedly
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
blind acceptance; blind belief; credulity
to compete with; to vie for
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
polishing (e.g. essay); revision; elaboration; refinement; improvement
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
web site; website; web page; webpage; home page; homepage
spine (of book); binding (of book)
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
delay; lag; postponement; falling behind
ten; 10; ten years of age
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
random; by chance; haphazard; hit-or-miss; unplanned
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
incident; affair; happening; event
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else
feelings; thoughts; meaning
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
spoiler; revealing important plot points of a story; spoiling a story
no good; not allowed; not acceptable; outtake; blooper; retake
mystery novel; detective novel; whodunit
offender; criminal; culprit