author; writer; novelist; artist
critical moment; do-or-die situation
serialization; serialisation; serial story
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
that day; the very same day
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
to fight against; to oppose; to face
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
remote place; backcountry; the sticks; hinterland
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make laugh; to amuse
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
natural healing power; self-healing power; spontaneous cure
crying loudly; bawling; wailing; crying one's eyes out (without making noise); breaking into a flood of tears; crying buckets
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
no!; no no!; no, not at all
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
great hurry; great haste; rush
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
main road; main thoroughfare
rainy; showery; inclement
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
hemiplegia (paralysis on one side of the body)
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out