character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
(sense of) presence; realism; ambiance
to understand from experience
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
to smell sweet; to be fragrant
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
admiration; wonder; astonishment
individual; private person; personal; private
to collect; to assemble; to gather
excess; surplus; superabundance
orderly; regular; systematic; well-organized; well-organised; trim
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
binding (of a book); design (of a book cover)
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
indeed; really; truly; very much
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
the way in which something came about; origin; structure; organization; the way something is constructed
change; transition; vicissitudes
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
to feel that something is true or actually happening; to hit one (realization, thought); to sink in
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood