(corporate) bankruptcy; insolvency; commercial failure; failed business
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
to pick up; to find; to gather
journal; magazine; periodical
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
God; god; ace; king; superior person
tone (of voice); manner of talking
roleplay (e.g. in computer RPG games)
to resume breathing; to come around; to come back to life
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
inside one's heart; in one's mind
again; once more; a second time
sound; noise; acoustics; reverberation; echo; audio
probe; inquiry; enquiry; investigation
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
secret techniques (of an art or skill); inner mysteries; essence; quintessence; heart
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
turning point; tipping point; commutation point
tradition; legend; folklore
one act (play, etc.); scene; event
exit (from a stage); exeunt; leaving; exit
otherwise; or else; if not
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
young girl; lass; adolescent female
polite; courteous; civil; friendship; (sexual) intimacy
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence