main point; gist; essentials; bones (e.g. of an idea); pith
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk; to get plastered
plot (of a novel, play, etc.); plotting (data)
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
terrible; dreadful; tremendous; terrific; appalling; shocking
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; impulse
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
without looking aside; looking neither right nor left; wholeheartedly; single-mindedly
original story (as opposed to a sequel, spin-off, etc.); main story; this volume; the movie (as opposed to the trailers; at a movie theater); feature film (main item in a cinema program); movie based on a TV series
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
time; season; period; phase; stage
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to move (house); to change residence
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
anything and everything; just about everything
busy; hectic; hurried; rapid; quick; sudden
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
to be excited; to be nervous; to be thrilled
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
existence; being; presence
character; personality; (fictional) character; character
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
birth (of a person); nativity; creation; formation; one's first birthday
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to express (in words); to confess
real life; actual life; everyday life
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
wandering; roaming; drifting