nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
(full-length) novel; long novel
fine (piece of) work; excellent work; work that receives an honourable mention
winning a prize; receiving an award; being awarded
my book; my (humble) work; a little thing of mine
revising (a manuscript); rewriting; revised manuscript
to publish a book; to put out a book
plot (of a novel, play, etc.); plotting (data)
to puzzle over; to think deeply about; to rack one's brains over (wrack)
knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance
design specification document; design specifications
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
story; tale; talk; discussion
science fiction; sci-fi; SF
doctors; teachers; lawyers
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
unusual power; superpower; ability beyond that of humans
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
suspense (esp. in a film, novel, etc.)
outline; summary; abstract
obvious; (as) clear as day; plain to see
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
cute; adorable; charming; lovely; pretty
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
dangerous area; perilous road; red-light district; house of ill repute; brothel
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution