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serialization; serialisation; serial story

44

meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention

15

twenty-fifth day of the month; twenty-five days

2

you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...

32

Christmas

2

indicates question

9

ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah

17

somehow; for some reason; without knowing why

1

at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for

71

to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed

16

thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work

24

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)

77

many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common

2

seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...

5

rival; competition

8

inventor

1

eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice

16

cask; barrel

1

black; black (coffee); without cream or milk; exploitative (esp. of employees); overly harsh; boldface

3

bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly

5

at; in; at; when; by; with; and then

43

good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial

19

right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?

9

Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good

1

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

25

to recall; to remember; to recollect

1

villain; baddie; the villain's part

1

indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

69

colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance

1

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

106

name; given name; first name

2

to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk

14

indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very

33

if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question

40

I see; that's right; indeed

1

grandchild

1

pink; erotic (usually used in relation to the sex industry); blue; pornographic

1

many; much; a great amount; (arch.) excessive amount

7

same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case

3

class

2

counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.

14

last; final; end; conclusion; rust

1

this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")

8

two persons; two people; pair; couple

2

entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)

1

question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion

1

protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household

1

how; in what way; how about

3

to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest

2

but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...

9