corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
to dry up; to parch; to ebb away
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
to fold up; to fold into layers
several sheets (flat objects)
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste
to go out and away; to leave
quite unlike; not bearing the slightest resemblance
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
as if nothing had happened
piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
writing; composition; essay; sentence
to read thoroughly; to read repeatedly; to express (e.g. emotion in poetry); to read (extra meaning) into (something); to fetch (e.g. CPU inst.); to read (data into a system)
innumerable; countless; numberless
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
severe criticism; damnation
one's own handwriting; autograph
narcissism; self-absorption; self-intoxication
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
undulation; ups and downs; highs and lows
application; subscription; entry (competition, raffle, etc.); enlistment
first; preliminary; primary (sources, industry, etc.); original; linear (function, equation); first-order
contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.); submission; post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
site (usu. website); sight; payable on sight
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency
self-assessment; self-evaluation; self-rating; self-esteem
previous engagement; prior contract
one's own work; making by oneself
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)
to precede; to forestall; to anticipate
selection and commentary (on literary texts or poems)
for your information; I'm telling you