sullenly; taciturnly; morosely; taciturn person; uncommunicative person
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
book lover; lover of books; bibliophilism; love of books
beginning; commencement; first (one comes to); approaching; affability; approachability
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
to get along (with someone); to be like-minded; to be congenial
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
maliciousness; ill will; noxious gas; (arch.) (vengeful) ghost; (arch.) specter
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
to contemplate; to ponder; to think long about; to turn over in one's mind
meeting together; introduction; costarring; appearing together; being matched; facing off
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
to put one's hand on; to touch
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
a few years ago; some years back
sale; offering for sale; release (for sale); launch (product)
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
model; dummy; model (profession); fashion model; model (of a vehicle, machine, etc.); version; model (e.g. mathematical)
stroke of the brush; touch; literary style
(full-length) novel; long novel
writing (e.g. as a profession)
author; writer; novelist; artist
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
originally; by nature; from the start