to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
to shake; to sway; to waver
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
hiding one's embarrassment
confusion; complications; being gripped by strong feelings; fit (e.g. of anger); moment (e.g. of frustration)
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
pleasure; supreme pleasure obtained by freeing oneself from earthly desires
alluring words; endearing words; sugared words; sweet words; honeyed words; flattery
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
to sit at a desk (to study); to set to work on revision, homework, etc.
groan; moan; roar; growl; buzz; hum (e.g. motor)
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
beginning (of writing); opening passage (sentence, paragraph, etc.); written claim; bill
smoothly; easily; readily
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
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
episode; anecdote; vignette
to increase; to add to; to augment
the other day; a few days ago
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
improvement (to a piece of writing or painting); revision; correction; touching up
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
professional; person good at a particular job; person who does their job without mistakes
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
newsworthiness; news hook; topicality; popularity (of a topic, issue, etc.)