writer; author; literary person; one who lives from writing
change of color; change of colour; fading; discoloration; discolouration
small-format paperback book; pocket paperback
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
with difficulty; faltering; tottering; awkward
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
Ireland (country); Éire; Ireland (island)
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
most important work (of a writer, artist, etc.); representative work; masterpiece
affected; smug; pompous; conceited; snobby; pretentious
aestheticism; estheticism
standard-bearer; flag-bearer
to win fame; to be widely-known; to be well known; to make a name for oneself
homosexuality; homosexual love
imprisonment; incarceration
disappointment; despair; despondency; broken heart; adversity
death from disease; death from illness
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes
longing for; burning desire
baby girl; primary schoolgirl
episode; anecdote; vignette
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
grounding (in a skill or subject); knowledge; training; achievements; attainments; accomplishments
sensitivity; sensitiveness; sense (of ...)
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
posterity; future life; life to come
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
to finish reading; to read through
difficult to ...; hard to ...
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which