in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
love romance; love story; romance; romance story; romantic fiction
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
author; writer; novelist; artist
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
long ago; previous; of a former age
cell phone novel; literary work originally written on a cellular phone
considerably; fairly; quite
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
now; the present time; just now; another; more
middle and high-school students
Bible; bible (authoritative book in a particular sphere)
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
incident; affair; happening; event
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
store interior; inside of a shop
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
fried potato; French fries; chips
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
beautiful woman with cold, standoffish air
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
person who makes unreasonable complaints to a company; incessant complainer; chronic complainer
low-priced; cheap; inexpensive; shallow (e.g. sympathy); superficial; cheap (e.g. government)
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
to use somebody's (argument, attack) against them
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests