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
bursting at the seams; bulging; snip-snip (of scissors)
number of characters; character count
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
to like too much; to like to excess; to adore
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear; to be dispelled
publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
promising; hopeful; full of promise
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
open; frank; outspoken; unreserved; straightforward; honest
passionate; ardent; enthusiastic
section (e.g. in a newspaper); column; field (in a form, web page, etc.); blank; handrail; railing
to stir well; to mix thoroughly; to interrupt (with a joke, sarcastic remark, etc.); to butt in (with a facetious comment); to make fun of (what someone says)
reasoning; logic; persuasion
heigh-ho; heave-ho; hold on!; just a minute; la-la
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
restraint; restriction; fetters; binding; confinement with rope
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
catastrophe; cataclysm; collapse (of a relationship); breakup; split (friends, lovers, etc.)
pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt
to serve a master; to serve one's employer faithfully
several people; some people; a few people; a number of people
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer
to be visible to; to be seen by; to meet one's eyes
to leave behind; to misplace; to forget
superiority complex; sense of superiority
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed