to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
comparatively; relatively
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
to put into written form; to communicate or express by writing; to chronicle
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
opinion; point of view; visual point
story of one's experience; recounting of one's experiences; narrative; testimonial
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
tailoring; dressmaking; sewing; making; preparation
free talk; irresponsible talk
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
colophon (at the end of a book); imprint; publication information
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
to publish a book; to put out a book
to have a lot of influence (in); to have clout (with); to be influential; to have contacts (in)
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
to take another good look at; to reconsider; to analyze; to reexamine
if it is the case that ...
to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority
image; figure; figure; form; image
to have a relationship; to have relations
to throw one's weight around; to exercise one's authority; to make one's presence felt
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
formal; proper; prescribed; conventional; stereotypical
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
rule over the whole country
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
leader (of an alliance); leading power
boning (fish or meat); deboning; watering down (a plan, bill, etc.); dilution; taking the backbone out of; weakening