to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
I-novel; novel narrated in the first person
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
novel about one's education, spiritual growth, etc.; Bildungsroman
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
episode; side story; story within a story; aside; anecdote
naturally; not surprisingly; it should be appreciated that; understandably; as a matter of course; as is obvious
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
harmful effect; harmful influence; evil practice; abuse; malady
masterpiece; best work; amusing blunder; funny mistake; boner
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
to make sense; to be meaningful
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
genius; prodigy; natural gift
to extol; to laud; to sing the praises of
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
to get angry; to become perverse
besides; in addition; also; moreover
being something of an artist; having something of the artist in one
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
hard to please; moody; crusty; fastidious
antipathy; antagonism; animosity; revulsion; ill feeling
romantic school; romanticism
one (esp. of two); the other; one way; on the other hand
neither fish nor fowl; hard to predict; up in the air; unclear
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
in all conscience; in honour; in duty bound
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
bad job; poor workmanship; bungle
point worthy of note; highlight; high point; good prospects for the future; promise
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
to bake; to plate; to print; to burn into one's memory; to sear into one's consciousness
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace