I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
temporary retirement; suspension from office
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
taking a break from writing
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; ball hit through net (in tennis)
to be astonished; to be flabbergasted; to be startled; to be amazed
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
drug to lower blood pressure; antihypertensive
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory
book with the look and layout of a magazine
counter for books; volume
serialization; serialisation; serial story
original story; original version; this volume
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
supplementary biography; anecdote; side story; spin-off
omission; abbreviation; abridgment; abridgement
second part (of three); second volume; middle part; novelette; novella; short novel
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; screentime
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
sequel; later development
voice dramatization on CD (usu. based on manga, anime, etc.)
privilege; special favor; special favour; benefit; prerogative; perk
library; book collection; paperback book
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
adult child; adult children; adult person psychologically traumatized from being raised in an abusive or dysfunctional family (e.g. by alcoholic parents)
front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
non-drinker; someone who cannot drink
scene; sight; scenario; setting
encyclopedia; encyclopaedia