play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
teary-eyed; damp (e.g. skin, hair); moist
strict prohibition; ban; interdiction
to do something with painful reluctance; (lit.) to have one's hair pulled from behind
pluralizing suffix; nickname-forming suffix
bringing; taking; carrying
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
back (of a chair); backrest
profound; deep; grave; solid; dignified; stately
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
looks; features; (personal) appearance
work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out
obstruction; prevention; hindrance; check; blocking; stopping
record of war; war chronicle; commentaries of war; military history
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
hello; good day; good afternoon
nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
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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)
novelizing; novelising; adapting a movie, game, etc. into a book
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
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
polishing (a piece of writing); improvement; revision; refinement
improvement (to a piece of writing or painting); revision; correction; touching up
scene; sight; scenario; setting
first meeting; first contest between
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably