study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
champion; (first-prize) winner; victor; titleholder
notebook; memo pad; certificate; identification card
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
to turn over; to turn (pages); to leaf through (a book, etc.); to tear off; to strip off; to take off
dictionary; lexicon; (arch.) letter of resignation
putting on the market; putting on sale; making commercially available; commercial; off-the-shelf; store-bought
handmade; handcrafted; homemade; homegrown
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash
butterfly kingfish (Gasterochisma melampus); butterfly tuna; bigscale mackerel
pronunciation; production of sound
spelling; orthography; file; pad; bundle
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
transcendence; excellence; superiority; super; extremely; awfully
recipe; (medical) prescription; how-to guide (e.g. for crafts)
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
handwriting; handwritten; hand-drawn; hand-painted
you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just
circulation (of a newspaper, magazine, etc.); number of copies sold
to be obsessive (about); to be overly concerned (with); to be particular (about); to pay special attention (to); to get stuck; to be obstructed
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
method of cooking; way of cooking; cooking technique; recipe
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself; herself
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
publisher; publishing house; publishing company
to forget completely; to leave behind
pride in one's strength or skill
lowish; somewhat low; on the low side; low (ball)
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
hey; listen; look here; I say