new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to recall; to remember; to recollect
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to be sluggish (business); to make little progress; to not grow as much as expected
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
plot (of a story); plotting (a graph)
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
supporting role (actor); minor role
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
underpants; pants; briefs; trousers (esp. women's); jodhpurs; breeches
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
being postponed; being shelved; being put on hold; putting in storage; thing put in storage
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
consequence; outcome; result; blame
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
broadcasting; broadcast; program; announcement
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
since some time ago; for quite a while; already
parallelism; running parallel (to, with); running concurrently; occurring at the same time; not reaching an agreement (e.g. of a debate)
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
that's the way it is; such is life
to rouse anger; to provoke wrath; to offend
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)