nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
multiple choice (e.g. question)
visual novel; interactive fiction video game featuring a text-based story and mostly static graphics
taking in; bringing in; capturing (e.g. customers); attracting; confusion; bustle
poor piece of work; rubbish; trash
script; screenplay; scenario
foundation; root; basis; root and trunk
otome game; dating simulation game with a female protagonist and male love interests
intermediate frequency; interferon; impact factor (of an academic journal); interface; index fund
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
original story (as opposed to a sequel, spin-off, etc.); main story; this volume; the movie (as opposed to the trailers; at a movie theater); feature film (main item in a cinema program); movie based on a TV series
minor character; secondary character
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
novel; story; (work of) fiction
mercy; compassion; clemency; rufous hawk-cuckoo; northern hawk-cuckoo
special selection; special approval; special prize; highest honours
to work hard; to try hard; to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to devote oneself to
connection (to a person, place, etc.); relation; affinity
dumb-ass; person lacking common sense or basic knowledge; delinquent; violent person; rough-looking person
mystical power inherent in words; spirit of language
100 percent; completely; fully
false name; alias; assumed name; pseudonym
to filch; to snatch; to steal (an idea, work, etc.); to plagiarize; to arrest; to nab
character (in a play, novel, film, etc.); dramatis personae
certain reasons; certain circumstances; professional constraints; (lit.) adult matters
proper; reasonable; right; appropriate
stylistic beauty; beauty of form; beauty derived from refined style; established trope; beloved stock formula (in entertainment); time-honored routine
gathering evidence; collecting evidence
(the three) Baltic states; Baltic countries
preservation; conservation; maintenance; integrity
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ); to be depressed; to feel down
distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment
half portion; inexperienced; green; poor (work)
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
administration of justice; judicature
civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict