eccentric; crank; weirdo; oddball
character; personality; (fictional) character; character
web edition; online edition
pretty; charming; lovely; adorable
work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out
secret story; unknown episode
improvement (to a piece of writing or painting); revision; correction; touching up
attachment (esp. to things); love; affection; fondness
unwelcome; nerdish; unpopular
original (written) work (i.e. a new novel, play, music, etc.); newly written work; specially written work; writing (a new work) specially (for a publication, film, exhibition, etc.)
having at one's mercy; trifling with; toying with; playing with; making a fool of; leading around by the nose
first world problem; good problem to have
good-for-nothing; scapegrace; nuisance; trouble
small quarrel; dispute; run-in; issue; trouble
arguments for and against; pros and cons; mixed reception; mixed reviews
entering; entrance; attendance; audience; containing; income; earnings
perusal; one reading; reading through (once)
renewal; update; replacement; renovation; breaking (a record)
favorable reception; good reputation; popularity
misprint; misspelling; typo; typographical error; erratum
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
conspiracy; collusion; complicity
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
village headman; village mayor
to stare back (at); to glare back
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
very much; very many; more and more
to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot
false accusation; trumped up-charge; pretext; statement that cannot be retracted; saying something one cannot take back
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
grumbling; muttering; nonsense
to become independent; to leave one's hands; to leave one's possession
returning tit for tat; retaliating
guess; speculation; supposition
reckless remark; rash remark; thoughtless words; falsehood
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
certain; definite; clear; credible