title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
thesis; essay; treatise; paper; article
to reach back into one's memory; to search one's mind; to recall
to wake (someone) up (by calling for them); to awaken; to call (to mind); to bring back (memories); to evoke
cut end; section; opening; point of view; (different) perspective; new approach
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
self-esteem; self-respect; self-importance; conceit; pride
writing (e.g. as a profession)
to read a large number (of); to read widely; to read everything that one can lay one's hands on (usu. of specific type, genre)
to attract interest; to get attention to appeal
hoping against hope; desperately hoping; as a last hope
troublesome; pain in the butt
to take (a photo); to record (video, audio, etc.); to make (a film)
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
mimesis; mimicry; camouflage
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
being scattered in all directions; being broken up and dispersed
erasure; striking off; crossing out; cancellation; deletion
that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!
to explain away; to talk one's way out of; to excuse oneself; to evade
to lay aside; to set aside
honesty; integrity; purity and unselfishness
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
location (of something); whereabouts; hiding place
to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning