hard to believe; fabulous; unbelievable; incredible
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
tiger (feline, Panthera tigris)
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
to step firmly; to harden by treading
draw (in competition); tie game
to break into a smile; to smile broadly; to beam
male homosexuality; sodomy; (arch.) male prostitute
the same as always; day after day
completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
inspiration; afflatus; ability to sense the supernatural (esp. ghosts, etc.)
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
lifelike; exact resemblance
miserable; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; downhearted; dreary
meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect
deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free
hearsay; rumor; grapevine
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); -ing
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
food storage; provision store; pantry
receiving; acceptance; reception
last ray of hope; only hope
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
real experience; actual observations
the senses; sensuality; carnality
commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor
skim reading; skipping through text
careful reading; reading thoroughly; perusal
posterity; future life; life to come
to finish reading; to read through
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
deletion; elimination; erasure; striking out
to whinge; to kvetch; to gripe; to complain; to whine
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
manuscript (book); written copy of a book; codex; transcription; copying