spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
even if; even though; however; no matter how
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
postponement; deferment; extension (of time)
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
way of asking; way of listening; listener
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
literary style; form of (written) language (e.g. classical, modern)
strongly hoping or requesting (of something that is difficult to be brought to fruition)
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative (photography); producing a negative from a positive
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
literary world; literary circles
plagiarism; plagiarised work
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
leadership; initiative; spearhead
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to begin to overflow; to start overflowing; to pour out
high praise; great admiration; rave reviews
recouping one's strength for a renewed attack (on); making another attempt with redoubled efforts
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
to flip-flop; to do an about-face; (lit.) to flip over one's hand; to do something easy
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
to have a long life; to live a long time