tailspin; spin; drilling; boring
to blow off; to be blown off
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
passerby; pedestrian; foot passenger
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death); to bequeath
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; providing fully
original story; original version; this volume
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
debut work; one's first work
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
denouement; ending; conclusion; (grand) finale
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
from beginning to end; from start to finish; from first to last; end-to-end; all the way through
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
from here; from this place
words of thanks; words of gratitude; acknowledgements; apology
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
tenacious; persevering; persistent; sticky
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
light novel; young-adult illustrated fiction
flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; a kick
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
spring day; spring sunlight
to write out; to make a fair copy; to rewrite
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine
amount of information; information content (information theory); Shannon information; surprisal