author; writer; novelist; artist
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
clear; precise; definite; distinct
entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
classic (work, esp. book); the classics
standard practice; playing by the book; established tactic; joseki (jōseki); standard sequence of moves (esp. in a corner)
vacant room; vacancy; unoccupied room; empty room
all over; filled in; complete; total; clichéd; hackneyed; plaintext
wish; desire; ambition; choice
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; distinguished; unrivaled; surpassing (e.g. beauty)
to break (into pieces); to smash; to shatter (someone's hopes, confidence, etc.); to crush; to simplify; to make easy to understand
skeletal remains; dry bones of a corpse; human skeleton
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
arrangement (of music); adaptation (of a story, recipe, etc.); interpretation; arranging (objects, a meeting, etc.); organization
rakugo; traditional Japanese comic storytelling; comic story (told by a professional storyteller)
cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
limestone cave; limestone cavern
university student; college student
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
oddity; eccentricity; peculiarity
to be unusual (of a person or thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be eccentric; to be different
to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
original; unique (e.g. product); signature; exclusive
carefully; closely; very; extremely; have no choice; cannot be helped
match; game; bout; contest
photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording
spectators; onlookers; members of the audience
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
breakup (of a ceremony, wedding, party, meeting, etc.); closure
without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)