creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
judgment (of a crime); conviction; condemnation; beheading; decapitation
adaptation (of a poem, novel, etc.); recasting; rewriting; modification; rehashing
stylistic beauty; beauty of form; beauty derived from refined style; established trope; beloved stock formula (in entertainment); time-honored routine
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
crime of conscience; premeditated crime; act carried out while knowing that it should not be
random firing; reckless firing; excessive issue
to be nauseating; to be disgusting; to be revolting; to throw up; to vomit
unfortunately; regrettably
spot; point; place; position
strangely; oddly; miraculously; mysteriously
evaluation criteria; evaluation standard
(referring to a person) receiver; receiving side; viewer; listener
to come to (in the end); to end in; to attribute; to blame
present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
inheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage
to eat oneself out of house and home; to eat up completely
balloon (toy or decoration); balloon (hot-air or gas)
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
to take the easy way out; to take the path of least resistance
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
vein (of ore); reef; streak; lode
to strike (gold, oil, etc.); to find (e.g. buried treasure); to dig up
to dig up; to turn up; to tear up; to rake up (e.g. old scandal); to dig over
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
New World (esp. the Americas, but also Australasia); new world
to find (after searching everywhere); to locate; to discover
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) han (unit of land area, approx. 595.8 m^2)
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
not sleeping a wink; wide awake all night; without moving
(one's) sleeping hours; hours of sleep
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make (someone) laugh; to amuse