volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
another world (esp. in fiction); otherworld; parallel universe; different-dimension world; isekai
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
boy; son; baby boy; young man
uninhabited island; desert island
drifting; drift; being adrift
beginning; outset; first; onset
to snarl (at each other); to growl (angrily); to quarrel; to fight; to argue
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
profound; deep; grave; solid; dignified; stately
world view; outlook on the world; Weltanschauung (philosophy); appearance of a world (e.g. in fiction)
writing; composition; essay; sentence
new book; new publication
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
flurried; flustered; upset; nervous; embarrassed
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
previous work; preceding work; first crop grown in a double-cropped field; preceding crop