to write out; to make a fair copy; to rewrite
synopsis; precis; summary; gist; outline
adjustment; tweaking; improvement; modification; tinkering; minor alteration
veteran; battle-worn; schooled by adversity in many battles; rich in experience
editor (in publishing, etc.)
just as one was told; like she (he) said
revising (e.g. manuscript); rewriting; revised manuscript
this, that and the other; this and that
letters (characters) indicating the end of a movie (The End, Fin, etc.); indication of the end (of something)
in one's own way or style
dried squid; dried cuttlefish; Japanese common squid (Todarodes pacificus); (thing that) grows on one over time
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
contract; compact; agreement
serious; not joking; straight
long; drawn-out; very long
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. debate); excitement; soaring (prices); shooting up
to be boiled down; to come to a standstill; to reach an impasse; to approach a conclusion (of a discussion, investigation, etc.)
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
generation; the world; the age
riding fast; driving a horse fast
to fire a gun; to let off a gun; to loose off a shell
depths; deep place; bottom (of one's heart)
to be indelibly stained or ingrained; to be dyed in deeply
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
long military service; having experienced many battles
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
(dead) body; corpse; carcass; remains
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
to tingle with excitement; to be full of excitement; to be thrilled
gross (i.e. 12 dozen); gross (i.e. not net); total; gross score (in golf)
idea; design; motif; conception; intention