the reverse; other side; lining
renewal; update; innovation; improvement
rising; ascending; climbing
at that time; in those days
serialization; serialisation; serial story
two parts; two copies; the second part
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
to dig down; to dig into (a matter); to delve into; to probe into
character; personality; (fictional) character; letter; character
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
to draw the line (between two situations); to make a clear distinction; to make it clear where one stands; to take clear responsibility for (mistakes, etc.)
drama; play; powerful drug
hard struggle; strenuous effort
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
original story; original version; this volume
fulfillment; fulfilment; realization; realisation; completion
to comfort one another; to offer each other consolation
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
to yearn for; to pine; to be deeply in love with
how; in what way; how about; questionable
supplementary biography; anecdote; side story; spin-off
link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
novelizing; novelising; adapting a movie, game, etc. into a book
apart from that; to return to the topic; enough of that
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
author; writer; novelist; artist
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
plot (of a story); plotting (a graph)
five times (as much); quintuple; fivefold
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
to be too numerous; to be too much
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
new building; new construction
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market