letter; missive; note; mail
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to concern; to be related
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
snugly; neatly; compactly; cosily
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
door; gate; opening; title page
tending a store; salesperson; sales clerk; shop assistant
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
massive failure; debacle; fiasco
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
younger people; future generations
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
to rub together (e.g. one's hands)
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
earnest desire; eager hope; longing; yearning; hankering
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
one's post; place of work; workplace
to be found; to be discovered
mystery novel; detective novel; whodunit
almost; roughly; approximately