counter for books; volume
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
denouncing; calling (e.g. somebody a thief); branding (as)
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
it seems so; that's what it looks like
alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; different name; other name
Yggdrasil; The World Tree
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
one day; (on) a certain day
quiver (of arrows; cylindrical)
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good; lacking
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
warm welcome; friendly reception; hospitality; entertainment
to settle (in a place); to settle down
if so; in that case; in that situation
to flare up; to burst into flames
back; backing; going backwards; background; backdrop; backhand; backer
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
thick; viscous; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
(two-page) spread; two pages opposite each other
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
opening; gap; dried and opened fish
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation