beacon; skyrocket; signal fire; starting shot; starting signal
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
hello; good day; good afternoon
debut work; one's first work
heroine; female protagonist; heroine; heroic woman; brave woman
in swarms; in great crowds; in huge numbers; plentifully; a lot (of)
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
to get help; to enlist aid
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
the current ...; this; today's ...
work (e.g. of art); piece; harvest; crop; technique
delivery (of a package, goods, etc.)
a little over; a little more than; strength; the strong; powerhouse; one of the biggest
to express (in words); to confess
to strike a chord; to tug at one's heartstrings; to resonate
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
wisdom; intelligence; sagacity
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
application; subscription; entry (competition, raffle, etc.); enlistment
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
inside story; the real story (behind something); story not generally known
words of thanks; words of gratitude; acknowledgements; apology
and (also); both ... and; as well as
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
people; (all) persons; everyone; (arch.) you (usu. plural)
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure