to give one's name; to introduce oneself; to announce one's candidacy
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
how many people; a number of people
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
science fiction; sci-fi; SF
novel; story; (work of) fiction
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
possibility; chance; potential; potentiality; possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)
older sister; elder sister
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
surroundings; environs; circumference
to look coldly at; to turn a cold shoulder
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to write (a person) up (in a positive or negative light); to write something up so that it stands out; to write up in an exaggerated fashion; to detail; to list
to chase about; to hang on; to drive hard
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
something or other; this and that; one thing this, another thing that; blah blah blah
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
to recall; to remember; to recollect
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
the other day; a few days ago
tearjerker; sob story; maudlin tale
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
reportage writer; documentary writer
death penalty; capital punishment