contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.); submission; post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
punctuation; pause; juncture; end; (place to) stop
character; personality; (fictional) character; letter; character
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
contributor (of written material)
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
assertion; declaration; affirmation
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to pass (of time); to elapse
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
steady; honest; sober; straightforward
writing (e.g. as a profession)
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
to scrap (work in progress, esp. illustration); to reject; to shelve; to cancel (plans, etc.)
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
suffix used to negate a verb in the past tense
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
the whole year; all the year
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
one roll; one book; one volume; first volume; rolling once; wrapping once around
wizard; wizard (software); setup assistant
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
untalkative; quiet; taciturn; reticent; uncommunicative
talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
different (from); not the same (as)