one roll; one book; one volume; first volume; rolling once; wrapping once around
revising (a manuscript); rewriting; revised manuscript
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
after that; afterwards; thereafter
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
plot (of a novel, play, etc.); plotting (data)
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; around; about; round about
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to pass (of time); to elapse
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
principal occupation; core business
another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
death; rejection (of a manuscript, etc.); lacking; without
to follow; to come after; to come next (to); to rank next (to); to rank second (to)
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
white of the eye; cold, unwelcoming eyes
beginning; outset; first; onset
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
being shelved (of a movie, project, etc.); being postponed; being put on hold; putting in storage
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
focus (of a camera, microscope, etc.); focus (of attention, efforts, etc.); photographing (someone) secretly; focus (in a graphical user interface); forecast (bet)
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially