groundwork; foundation; inclination; aptitude; undercoat; first coat
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
to revive; to come to oneself; to be restored to life
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
with one's own body; by one's own action; through one's own experience; firsthand
special selection; finest pick; top pick
aimlessly; by chance; accidentally; casually; suddenly; unexpectedly
disposition; inclination; characteristic; sexual disposition; fetish
running about; making every effort; being busily engaged (in something); good offices
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
incoherent; inconsistent; illogical; disorderly; confused; nonsensical
absence; disregard; indifference
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
in search of; in order to look for
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
talking in delirium; incoherent muttering
establishing proof; demonstration; substantiation
misfortune; ill fate; bad luck; obscurity
to crown; to cap; to prefix with; to start with; to begin with
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
resuscitation; regeneration; reformation; rehabilitation; playback; regeneration (sound, etc.)
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)