lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
(right at the) side; just beside
progress; advance; improvement; development
to speak one's mind; to be frank; to tell the truth
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
sincere; honest; faithful
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
straight; straightforward; direct; straight (wins, sets, etc.); straight (liquor); neat; entering university right after graduating high school
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
at this stage; at this point; (only) now
to begin (emphatically); to launch; to embark on
input; (data) entry; typing
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
preface; introduction; preamble
main text; original text; this book; this volume
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
light novel; young-adult fiction novel, typically illustrated in a manga art style
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
COVID-19 pandemic; coronavirus crisis; COVID-19 crisis
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
user; end-user; consumer; patron; customer; client
rapid increase; sharp rise; proliferation; surge; explosion
to have an eye on; to zero in on
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
that; the matter in question
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
words of thanks; words of gratitude; acknowledgements; apology
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
unripe; green; immature; immature; inexperienced; unskilled
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in