person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
moral support; emotional support; spiritual support
candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)
that is to say; so that means
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
previous work; preceding work; previous title; first crop grown in a double-cropped field; preceding crop
Sleeping Beauty (fairy tale)
long work; (full-length) novel; feature-length film; long poem
debut work; one's first work
calculation; computation; reckoning; consideration; calculation; estimation
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
original story (as opposed to a sequel, spin-off, etc.); main story; this volume; the movie (as opposed to the trailers; at a movie theater); feature film (main item in a cinema program); movie based on a TV series
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
work (e.g. of art); piece; harvest; crop; technique
oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...
plan; plot; idea; conception; vision; scheme
counter for books; volume
supplementary biography; anecdote; side story; spin-off
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
to talk big; to be bombastic
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
(advance) notice; preliminary announcement; warning; trailer (for a film, TV show, etc.)
catalogue; catalog; list of betrothal presents; gift register; (table of) contents; certificate of initiation
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
main text; original text; this book; this volume
novel; story; (work of) fiction
measured amount (esp. of medicine); dosing; manner of seasoning; making adjustments based on experience; doing something by feel
the Major Leagues; Major League Baseball; MLB
freak (dancing, film, speed, etc.); enthusiast; deformed person, animal. etc.; freak; monster
character (in a play, novel, film, etc.); dramatis personae
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); (electric) fan
at every opportunity; whenever possible; whenever the occasion arises; from time to time; occasionally
appointment (to a position, job, etc.); being used for a role; promotion