(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
at that time; in those days
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
what kind of; what sort of; what
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to shout; to cry (out); to scream; to clamor (for or against); to advocate; to insist
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
after that; afterwards; thereafter
three-act structure (in screenwriting: setup, confrontation, resolution)
meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
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contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.); submission; post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly
believer; adherent; devotee; fanboy; fanatic; superfan
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
the current ...; this; today's ...
general framework; broad outline; rough idea; generally; broadly; in broad terms
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
piece of junk; worn-out article; clumsy; useless; dismantled car; hitting (with fist)
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to
happiness; blessedness; proving fortunate; yielding positive outcome; luckily; fortunately