primordial; fundamental; basic; primitive
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
disturbance; trouble; ups and downs
to pen; to write; to draw
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
once in a lifetime; the first and last occurrence (event, experience) of one's lifetime
writing (e.g. as a profession)
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
fury; frenzy; madness; wildness
theatre; theater; playhouse
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
separate volume; fascicle; fascicule
counter for books; volume
(as alike as) two peas in a pod
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
scoundrel; rascal; villain
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
to be nearing death; to be dying
nod; inclination of the head
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
reality; actuality; actual conditions; ultimate reality; absolute truth
to leave this world; to die
to make the most of the present; to live for the moment; to seize the day
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful