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conclusion; completion

2

boost

1

favorable reception; good reputation; popularity

1

what month

1

sale; offering for sale; release (for sale); launch (product)

1

outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough

1

proofreading; correction of press; calibration

2

label (i.e. sticker); label (i.e. record label)

1

only; nothing but

1

galley; tray used for printing; galley proof

1

check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque

1

painter; artist; painter supported by patron

1

cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine

1

illustration (e.g. book); picture

1

logo; Logo (programming language)

3

creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright

2

to set off to advantage; to bring into prominence; to support; to favor; to rouse (spirits); to march (a prisoner) off

1

editing; compilation

8

illustrator

2

editorial department

1

charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal

1

to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance

1

sales department

2

condensation (of ideas, emotions, etc.); condensation (of a vapour or gas)

1

scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market

1

scene; spectacle; sight; view

1

to come alive; to get going; to start to move

1

respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor

1

to start writing; to begin (a book, letter, etc.)

1

to be full of pride; to be boastful

1

not holding on; not using the hands; letting go one's hold; lack of reserve (in expressing one's emotions); lack of restraint; openly (saying)

1

personal computer; PC

1

lottery; lot; raffle; draw

2

second (in a series)

1

to be unreasonable; to whine; to act like a baby

1

to help out of (trouble); to extricate

1

reader

3

role of the villain; the bad guy

1

excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance

1

nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not

1

clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect

1

incident; affair; happening; event

1

to be too long

1

happy ending

1

to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at

1

spoiler; revealing important plot points of a story; spoiling a story

1

publishing business

1

suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally

1

look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression

1

land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap

1