dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
(sense of) sight; eyesight; vision
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
to rewrite; to overwrite; to renew; to transfer
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
close (relationship, connection, etc.); intimate; near; being in close proximity; being adjacent
to be different from what was previously said; to be different from what was promised
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
careful reading; reading thoroughly; perusal
Island; insula; island; islet
sticky note; tag; slip; label; Post-it note
reading only the important parts; reading here and there; skimming through; reading word by word; reading only the parts one can understand
Chekhov; Chekhov, Anton (1860-1904; Russian playwright and short-story writer)
Tolstoy; Tolstoi; Tolstoy, Leo (1828-1910; Russian writer)
Dostoevskii; Dostoyevskii
bright and beautiful; gorgeous; showy; prosperous; flourishing; thriving
extreme cold; intense cold; coldest season; midwinter
running the whole distance
penance; austerities; mortification; difficult work; strenuous task
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
report (of an investigation); investigation (investigative) report
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
topography; geographical description
act of self-advertisement; publicity stunt
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore someone's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
in search of; in order to look for
irresistibly; suddenly; to be turned on; to be horny
reckless; (at) random; haphazard; blind; sudden; abrupt
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
source; origin; exit; way out; (appropriate) moment to come out; (right) time to appear
to indicate; to show; to point to