stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
cartoonist; comic book artist; manga artist; manga author; mangaka
that's right; yes; uh-huh
out of the blue; all of a sudden; without warning; unexpectedly
proposal; offer; request; application
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
proposal; proposition; suggestion
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
both; both sides; both parties
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
around the world; throughout the world
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
going up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large building); stirring up a storm of criticism online (of an article, tweet, statement, etc.); becoming the target of an Internet pitchfork mob
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to burn completely; to consume (by fire); to burn to nothing; to burn to the ground; to reduce to ashes
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
thoracic vertebra; thoracic vertebrae
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
half the body; half length
to search for; to seek for; to look for
few decades; many decades; several decades
courier; smuggler; carrier (e.g. of illegal drugs); trafficker
trade; business; occupation; profession; job