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episode; anecdote; vignette; episode

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sequel; later development

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character (in a play, novel, film, etc.); dramatis personae

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collection of short stories; collected short stories

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personage; person (deserving of respect)

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postscript; undermentioned; described below

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edition; version; plate; block; counter for editions of a publication

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serialization; serialisation; serial story

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next issue

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(advance) notice; preliminary announcement; warning; trailer (for a film, TV show, etc.)

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library; book collection; paperback book

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color; colour; color; character; coloring (one's hair); dyeing

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feature (e.g. newspaper); special edition; report

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every month; each month; monthly

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in a magazine

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work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus

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morning; a.m.

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four o'clock

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bar that sells shots; shot bar

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being thrice divorced; three-time divorcee; three x marks (i.e. three names struck from the family register)

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to get dead drunk; to get blind drunk

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to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)

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kisslip cuttlefish (Sepia lycidas); common cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis)

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extremely; very

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to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)

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group; bunch; crowd; group

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foundation stone; cornerstone

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to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting

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to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public

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digression

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that well-known ...; the one and only ...; that; those; the

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long work; (full-length) novel; feature-length film; long poem

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arrangement (of music); adaptation (of a story, recipe, etc.); interpretation; arranging (objects, a meeting, etc.); organization

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(measuring) scale; rule; scale; scope; (musical) scale; weighing scale

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illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure

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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.)

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second part (of three); second volume; middle part; novella; short novel

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to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)

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shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation

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easily mixed up (e.g. similar words); easily mistaken; confusing; misleading; equivocal; ambiguous

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squid tentacles

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owl (esp. the Ural owl, Strix uralensis)

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Chinese silvergrass (Miscanthus sinensis); maiden grass; susuki grass

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ear (of a cereal plant); head; point (of a brush, spear, etc.); tip; crest (of a wave); scion (in grafting)

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thickened eyebrows

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concentration (of efforts, forces, etc.); gathering together; regimentation; marshalling; mobilization

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laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky

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to get out of hand; to become uncontrollable; to boil over

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calm (at sea); lull

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ear (of a cereal plant); head; point (of a brush, spear, etc.); tip; crest (of a wave); scion (in grafting)

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