scriptwriter; playwright; scenario writer
starting point; origin; origin (of coordinate axes); datum point
practical problem; practical matter
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
originality; distinctiveness; uniqueness; individuality
collar; color; colour; hair colouring (coloring); calla (variety of arum lily)
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
unshapely; ill-formed; misshapen; awkward; clumsy
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
one's impressions after reading a book
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
near oneself; close to one; familiar
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
coined word; coinage; neologism
to place in a row; to line up; to list; to enumerate; to talk a lot of nonsense; to tell a lot of lies
major; large; the Major Leagues; Major League Baseball; major (key, scale, etc.); (oil) major
brilliant; splendid; glorious; magnificent; spectacular
encompassing; covering (exhaustively); including (all of); comprising; comprehending
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
unfit; unsuitable; unmarketable
to use somebody's (argument, attack) against them
a little difficult; slightly hard; not feasible; not possible
exchange; reciprocation; give-and-take; reply; riposte
focus of one's attention; what one is looking for; viewpoint; point one is trying to make
to boil down; to concentrate (soup, milk, stock, etc.); to reach a conclusion; to conclude a discussion