eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
author; writer; novelist; artist
residing; living; dwelling
northern country; northern provinces; northern regions; northland
number of characters; number of letters; word count
to engrave an inscription; to call (designate) itself; to mark; to label
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
(act of) encouragement; stimulus; incentive
writing (e.g. as a profession)
small scale production model kit (e.g. for figurines)
application; subscription; entry (competition, raffle, etc.); enlistment
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
corner; bend; segment (within a radio or TV program); session; area; department
to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)
V sign (hand gesture); peace sign
amount of information; information content (information theory); Shannon information; surprisal
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine
to write out; to make a fair copy; to rewrite
spring day; spring sunlight
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; a kick
light novel; young-adult illustrated fiction
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
tenacious; persevering; persistent; sticky
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
words of thanks; words of gratitude; acknowledgements; apology
from here; from this place
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
from beginning to end; from start to finish; from first to last; end-to-end; all the way through
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
denouement; ending; conclusion; (grand) finale