planting a field with the same crop each year; repeated cultivation; collaborative literary work; story made up by several writers working on it in turn; series (of novels); cycle (of poems, songs)
to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
binding (of a book); design (of a book cover)
spine (of book); binding (of book)
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
handwriting; handwritten; hand-painted; hand-drawn
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
writing (e.g. as a profession)
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
unthinkable; unexpected; outrageous; offensive
to give; to do (something) for
valuable; worthwhile; worthy; worth doing
treasuring; cherishing; prizing; holding dear
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
with no regard to one's appearances; with no concern of how one's act looks like