manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
independence; self-reliance
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
sharp drop; plunge; nosedive; slump; (value or amount) plummeting
serialization; serialisation; serial story
end; close; finish; end of play (in go)
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
secret (method, trick, etc.); key (e.g. to success); mysteries (of an art, trade, etc.); recipe; trick
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
unconditionally; as a rule
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to say; to tell; to state; to do
no, not like that (but like this)
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
writing (e.g. as a profession)
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
individual; separate; personal; case-by-case
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
body; group; party; company; troupe