to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
point worthy of note; highlight; high point; good prospects for the future; promise
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
undisputed; entirely; perfect
cooperation; collaboration
words of thanks; words of gratitude; acknowledgements; apology
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
honour; honor; glory; privilege
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
I would be most grateful if you could ...; I would humbly ask that you ...; please ...
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
questionnaire; survey; poll
postcard; memo; note; card
relatively; comparatively
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
inadvertently; for no special reason; truthfully; unexpectedly; after realizing; without knowing
author; writer; novelist; artist
lifeline; matter of life or death; indispensable thing; life line (in palm reading)
library; book collection; paperback book
stamp (postage); merchandise certificate
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
home page; horsepower; HP; half-pipe (i.e. in snowboarding); HP (i.e. a 'hit point' in a role-playing game)